Quang Hai was invited to Portugal, good enough to play in Japan

5 goals - and most of them were great goals from his unique left foot - helped Nguyen Quang Hai shine brightly in the sky of Jiangsu (China) in the first days of 2018.

The star midfielder of Hanoi FC is the wing that brought the U23 Vietnam team to the historic continental final, making millions of Vietnamese fans' hearts burst with happiness, opening a new chapter for the country's football.

Admiring Quang Hai's talent and to show gratitude for his contributions, many organizations, businesses, individuals, etc., through the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF), and press agencies have sent meaningful gifts, both material and spiritual, to the player from Dong Anh (Hanoi).

Most recently, through Thanh Nien Newspaper, Chairman of CT Group - Mr. Tran Kim Chung decided to give Quang Hai a trip to Portugal with his family and to meet with the reigning European Champion.

Former captain of the Vietnam national team Le Cong Vinh also assessed that Quang Hai is a rare commodity of Vietnamese football, although "not tall, others have to look up to him". Cong Vinh told Thanh Nien newspaper: "Quang Hai is truly a rare commodity of Vietnamese football. I think Quang Hai can play in Japan. Thank you for the football emotions you have brought to fans across the country".

Meanwhile, former national player Luu Ngoc Hung compared Quang Hai to "Vietnam's Lionel Messi". According to the former Saigon Port player, Quang Hai has surpassed his senior Pham Thanh Luong, who was also his idol since childhood.

Mr. Hung even revealed that when witnessing Quang Hai's performance at the 2018 AFC U23 Championship, the Thai media commented that the midfielder of Vietnam U23 was better than "Thai Messi" Chanathip Songkrasin - who is playing in Japan's J1 League for Consadole Sapporo Club.

According to information obtained by Goal.com, when the 2018 AFC U23 Championship was taking place in China, the press of the billion-people country estimated that Quang Hai would have a transfer fee of 3 million yuan (about over 10 billion VND) if he transferred to play football in China.

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