Nam Dinh Club finds replacement for Nguyen Xuan Son; VFF speaks out about using naturalized players
Striker Xuan Son makes a surprising revelation about his future; VFF speaks out about using naturalized players; Nam Dinh Club finds a replacement for Nguyen Xuan Son... are notable sports news in the past 24 hours.
Striker Xuan Son reveals surprise about the future
This is the first year striker Nguyen Xuan Son celebrates Tet as a Vietnamese citizen. Talking about this, Xuan Son shared: “For me and my family, this is a very special time. I am very happy to enjoy this moment. During this time, I just want to stay at home to be with my loved ones.”
Although he was able to celebrate Tet as a Vietnamese citizen, Xuan Son still expressed regret for suffering a serious injury.
“This injury is somewhat unfortunate for me. However, I also received a lot of love from the fans. Besides, the club also supported me a lot,” Xuan Son continued.
Notably, the Brazilian striker said he is grateful to Mr. Thien and wants to spend his entire career with this boss's team.
“I would like to thank Mr. Thien, whom I always affectionately call papa (father). He has supported me a lot during this difficult period. My whole family is grateful for that. Therefore, I have made the choice to dedicate my entire career to papa Thien. I want to say that I am truly grateful for what he has done for me,” Xuan Son emphasized.
After Tet 2025, Xuan Son will return to the hospital to continue treatment for his injury. If everything goes well, it will take him about 8-9 months to return to competition.
VFF speaks out about using naturalized players
President of Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) - Tran Quoc Tuan has just shared about the issue of using naturalized players in Vietnamese football.
Mr. Tuan said that careful consideration is needed: "For Vietnamese football, this issue needs to be carefully considered, ensuring the preservation of national cultural identity, while maximizing collective strength. Strengthening the team's strength with external forces, but the core factor is still preserving and promoting the spirit and tradition of Vietnamese football."
Previously, VFF’s policy was not to limit naturalized players but still prioritize youth training. Mass naturalization will create negative effects, leaving gaps in football development. Youth football training is also a trend worldwide.
In fact, the number of players who are qualified to play for the Vietnam national team like Xuan Son is very small. Currently, only Hendrio is about to complete 5 years of playing in Vietnam.
Nam Dinh Club finds replacement for Nguyen Xuan Son
Nam Dinh Club has two quality foreign players to replace striker Nguyen Xuan Son who has to take a long-term break due to injury.
According to the source of VTC News Electronic Newspaper,Nam Dinh Club is negotiating a contract with striker Brenner Marlos Varanda de Oliveira - a Brazilian player born in 1994, who has just ended his contract with America MG Club. He plays in Serie B (Brazil's second division), played 24 matches and scored 6 goals.
It is known that Nam Dinh Club had to pay a huge salary to convince Brenner Marlos to play in Vietnam. At the peak of his career, Brenner played for Botafogo and helped the team win the right to participate in the South American championship Copa Libetadores. After that, he went to Japan and Thailand to play before returning to South America to play for Sporting Crystal (Peru).
In addition, the team from Thanh Nam is still interested in another quality striker playing in the Portuguese national championship. They want to have a solid plan to replace Nguyen Xuan Son for the rest of the season.
Neymar enjoys privileges at Santos
The Brazilian striker still earns a lot of money thanks to the terms in his contract with Santos.
According to the Daily Mail, Neymar has only signed a 6-month contract with Santos, with a basic salary of about 135,507 pounds per month (equivalent to about 32,500 pounds per week). This is the same income level as when he played for Santos in the period 2010-2013.
However, Neymar owns 90% of Santos' image rights, which significantly increases his income. It is estimated that the former PSG star can pocket nearly £820,000 a month. No other player enjoys the same privileges as Neymar at Santos at present.
However, this figure still pales in comparison to the huge salary that Neymar receives at Al Hilal. Last year, the Brazilian star is said to have earned more than £100 million, according to Foot Mercato. If this figure is broken down by the number of minutes Neymar plays at Al Hilal, the striker earns more than £50 million per appearance.
According to AS, in Brazil, Neymar is still the most sought-after talent. He was once considered the “new Pele” of the Samba country, a rare player who plays football beautifully and spontaneously as expected by the country’s football fans. Despite not playing in recent times due to injury, the appeal of the former Barcelona star has not diminished.
On January 28, Al Hilal announced that they would terminate Neymar's contract 6 months in advance. The Brazilian striker gave up the opportunity to receive the remaining 6 months of salary in his contract with Al Hilal (approximately 65 million pounds per year after tax, excluding sponsorship contracts)./.