Why does Nam Dinh Green Steel keep buying more foreign players?

Nam Dinh Green Steel owns the most "terrifying" foreign players in V.League

Chadrac Akolo was born on April 1, 1995, plays as a striker and has Congolese nationality. During his career, he has played in top European leagues such as Bundesliga with VfB Stuttgart, Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 with Amiens SC, Super League with FC St. Gallen 1879...

Arnaud Lusamba was born on January 4, 1997, plays as a midfielder, holds French and Congolese nationality. Before coming to Vietnam, he played football in France and Türkiye for Amiens SC, Nice, Alanyaspor, Pendikspor...

These are the two latest contracts just announced by Nam Dinh Green Steel Club. Chadrac Akolo and Arnaud Lusamba's contracts with Nam Dinh Green Steel are for three years and two years respectively. The new duo will train with the team to adapt to the new environment, waiting for the time when the arenas allow new registrations to enter the competition with the team, according to the announcement from the reigning V.League champion.

Due to having to participate in many tournaments this season, Nam Dinh said recruiting more foreign players is necessary.

In the past 3 seasons, Nam Dinh has been the most active team in shopping with a series of quality contracts, especially foreign players. The contracts of Hendrio or Nguyen Xuan Son, or Vietnamese national team stars such as Nguyen Tuan Anh, Nguyen Phong Hong Duy, goalkeeper Nguyen Manh... have helped Nam Dinh reap many achievements including 2 LPBank V.League championships, National Super Cup, strengthening the capacity of the southern team when participating in continental and regional arenas.

At LPBank V.League 2025/26, Nam Dinh did not have a smooth start when they only got 7 points after 6 matches, 7 points behind the top team Ninh Binh .

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