Ho Chi Minh City Police Club eyes million-dollar foreign player, targets son of famous MU player

Ho Chi Minh City Police Club is upgrading its force for the 2025-2026 season with quality contracts for both domestic and foreign players.

The strong force of the Ho Chi Minh City Police Club

Ho Chi Minh City Police Club is completing its force to prepare for V-League 2025 - 2026, with the expectation of achieving a high ranking.

Coach Le Huynh Duc has a squad of excellent players, combining the pillars of last season such as goalkeeper Patrik Le Giang, defender Vo Huy Toan, center back Tran Hoang Phuc, midfielder Endrick Santos, Quoc Cuong, striker Bui Van Binh, combined with new recruits including striker Nguyen Tien Linh (Becamex TP.HCM), midfielder Pham Duc Huy (Nam Dinh), Dang Van Lam ( Quang Nam ), midfielder Pham Van Luan (Hanoi Police Club), Nguyen Duc Phu (PVF-CAND), defender Le Quang Hung (Da Nang).

Ho Chi Minh City Police Club owns many quality players.

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In particular, the HCM City Police Club is looking for good foreign players. Both of the faces that can be brought in, including central midfielder Samuel Bastien Christopher and central defender Matheus Felipe Santos, are highly appreciated for their ability, experience and time fighting in top tournaments. Combined with Endrick (Malaysia national team player), the upcoming foreign players of coach Le Huynh Duc cover all three lines, creating a formidable vertical axis.

Midfielder Samuel Bastien is valued at 650,000 euros (about 19.8 billion VND) by the transfer website Transfermarkt . Bastien grew up in the youth system of the famous club Anderlecht, and was considered a top prospect when playing for the Belgian U.19 and U.21 teams. During his career, Bastien played for Burnley (England), Standard Liege (Belgium) and Fortuna Sittard (Netherlands). With a height of 1.72 m, possessing impressive technique, physical strength and ability to compete, Bastien will bring strength to the midfield of the Ho Chi Minh City Police Club if he completes the joining procedure.

In defense, coach Le Huynh Duc is rumored to own the "rock" Matheus Felipe Santos. The center-back born in 1998 is valued at 1 million euros (30.5 billion VND), and has played for many Brazilian teams such as Mirassol, Gremio Prudente or Athletico Paranaense. Matheus is 1.86 m tall, has good fighting and reading skills. Most likely, Matheus will be "planned" to become the leader of the defense.

In addition, the Ho Chi Minh City Police Club may target Devante Cole, son of former Manchester United (MU) player Andy Cole. Devante Cole is playing for West Brom in the English First Division. The 30-year-old player also followed his father's career as a striker, but has not yet reached the top. However, with the level of Southeast Asia, Devante Cole is still considered superior.

Waiting for the assembly skills of coach Le Huynh Duc

Possessing many good players in all three lines, but the HCM City Police Club needs time to assemble the squad. This is a challenge for coach Le Huynh Duc. With many new players, who have only worked together for a few days, whether the Southern representative can "match the rhythm" or not, is still a question that needs time to answer.

Coach Le Huynh Duc

PHOTO: Ho Chi Minh City Police Club

Ho Chi Minh City Police Club has a seasoned force

PHOTO: Ho Chi Minh City Police Club

However, Coach Le Huynh Duc is not afraid to work with stars. He coached Da Nang FC in its golden age (winning 2 V-League championship titles in 2009 and 2012) and Becamex Ho Chi Minh City FC in the 2023-2024 season, where there are many players with rich personalities.

In particular, in the period of 2009 - 2012, Da Nang Club recruited a series of talented players such as Phuoc Vinh, Hai Lam, Quoc Anh, Minh Phuong, Vu Phong, Thanh Hung..., in addition to talented foreign players such as Gaston Merlo, Almeida, Rogerio. The Han River team needed a talented "general" with enough authority to manage players with rich personalities, and Huynh Duc was the chosen name. With a close management style and open tactical thinking, he built the Da Nang Club team to play with the most cohesive and dedicated players in history.

Just like Da Nang FC nearly 2 decades ago, Ho Chi Minh City Police FC is investing heavily. This team needs a coach with enough authority to unite the stars into a unified team, and history repeats itself when Le Huynh Duc is chosen. This time, will the former striker of Ho Chi Minh City Police FC be successful?

Ho Chi Minh City Police Club is expected to set out tomorrow (August 8).

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/clb-cong-an-tphcm-cham-ngoai-binh-trieu-usd-nham-den-con-trai-danh-thu-mu-18525080706401969.htm