Vietnamese midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai has been named one of six notable names of Asia that are good enough to play in Europe this summer.
According
to the foxsportsasia.com website, Hai is the hottest property in Southeast
Asian football at the moment.
He has enjoyed a sterling
past 15 months starting last January when he helped Vietnam reach the final of
the AFC U-23 Championship.
Since then, he has been in
inspirational form as the Golden Stars won the AFF Suzuki Cup, reached the
quarter-finals of AFC Asian Cup 2019 and finished fourth at last year’s Asian
Games.
Hai has already garnered
interest from several clubs across Asia but V.League 1 defending champions
Hanoi FC are said to be reluctant to cash in on his services yet, although that
could just prove impossible if an offer from Europe comes through.
Besides Hai, the website
called Takefusa Kubo, who has scored four goals in 12 starts in the J1 League
so far this season, the Japanese Messi”.
Special mention was also give
to Alireza Beiranvand of Iran; Chanathip Songkrasin of Thailand; Almoez Ali of
Qatar; and Jo Hyeon-woo of the Republic of Korea.
Source: VNA
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