With the strong attraction from the 'huge' rookie squad, V-League will be extremely attractive

V-League 2025-2026 promises to be very exciting as the championship race will become much hotter with a series of great rookies appearing in top teams and also from new names.

STAR CAST LANDING ON VL EAGUE

It is not without reason that on forums and fanpages, many people rate V-League 2025-2026 as extremely attractive and worth watching. The championship race will be very unpredictable with candidates Nam Dinh Club, Hanoi Police (CAHN), Hanoi Club, The Cong Viettel - the group of 4 champions in the last 5 seasons, besides the rise of rookie Ninh Binh FC.

Giant rookie Kyle Hudlin scored to help reigning V-League champions Nam Dinh FC beat Suwon FC 2-1 during a training trip in Korea

Photo: Nam Dinh Club

The reigning champion Nam Dinh has parted ways with the duo Joseph Mpande and Walter Mota to pave the way for a series of expensive stars who have played in Europe, the US professional league or top Asian leagues. These include midfielder Njabulo Blom (South Africa, valued at 950,000 euros - about 29 billion VND), winger Mahmoud Eid (Palestine, 600,000 euros - about 18 billion VND) or 2.06 m tall striker Kyle Hudlin (England, 250,000 euros - about 8 billion VND)... The club took full advantage of being able to register many foreign players due to playing in the AFC Champions League 2 to rotate its squad. In particular, Xuan Son's return from the second leg is also considered a "blockbuster contract" worth waiting for.

Other candidates of course cannot sit still. CAHN Club brought in Vietnamese-American star Brandon Ly from the U.21 team of Burnley Club (runner-up of the English First Division) and Australian midfielder Stefan Mauk, who played in Australia, Europe and Japan, valued at 20 billion VND. In addition, they also added Rogerio Alves, national player Ly Duc (from HAGL), Adou Minh, Dinh Tien ( Ha Tinh Club) ... to become the top challenger in the championship race. CAHN Club is getting into the groove with the open-minded attacking style of coach Mano Polking and the talented squad of Quang Hai, Nguyen Filip, Van Thanh, Thanh Long, Van Duc, Cao Pendant Quang Vinh ...

NEWBIES HEAT UP THE RACE

Newly promoted, Ninh Binh FC has quickly positioned itself in the championship race thanks to ambitious contracts. The most prominent is the "blockbuster" deal with Vietnamese-American player Tran Thanh Trung from Slavia Sofia Club with a fee believed to be around 15 billion VND. In addition, the club is also oriented towards Spanish development with the coaching team headed by coach Gerard Albadalejo to upgrade towards a technical attacking style of play. They added the experience of striker Geovane Magno from Ha Tinh Club, Gustavo Henrique, who won the 2023 V-League with CAHN Club, center-back Janclesio from Binh Duong Club and former Benfica striker Daniel Anjos. Ninh Binh FC is looking for 2 more "huge" profiles to complete the framework of Vietnamese players Van Lam, Hoang Duc, Ngoc Quang, Bao Toan, Quang Nho, Dinh Thanh Binh, Thanh Thinh... and new player Nguyen Duc Chien - a strong warrior from The Cong Viettel Club.

A new name in V-League 2025-2026 but a very welcome return and highly appreciated for its potential is Ho Chi Minh City Police Club (HCMC Police Club). Despite the close transition time, they had an impressive "shopping" session with striker Tien Linh - Vietnam Golden Ball 2024, former players Duc Huy, Van Luan... or former U.23 Vietnam players Van Lam, Quang Hung, Duc Phu... Ho Chi Minh City Police Club also brought in 2 new quality players: center back Matheus Felipe (Brazil) and central midfielder Samuel Bastien (dual Belgian and Congolese nationality). Matheus Felipe is 1.86 m tall, valued at 1 million euros (more than 30 billion VND) by transfermarkt, while Samuel Bastien is valued at 650,000 euros (about 20 billion VND) and used to play for Standard Liege Club (Belgium). In addition, CA TP.HCM Club is expected to welcome another equally quality foreign striker, Devante Cole - son of the legendary Andy Cole. Devante Cole played 17 matches for the U.16 and U.19 England teams (scoring 7 goals), trained in the youth teams of Man.City, Wigan and played 115 matches, scoring 34 goals for Barnsley Club.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/suc-hut-manh-me-tu-dan-tan-binh-khung-v-league-se-cuc-ky-loi-cuon-18525080621362103.htm