A club spokesperson said talks are on with the players' representatives for the purpose as part of efforts to strengthen the team for the 2021 season.

Lam, the Vietnamese national goalkeeper, has 18 months left in his loan contract with Muangthong United after the Thai club acquired him from Hai Phong for $500,000 on a three-year deal in February 2019.

Goalkeeper Dang Van Lam and midfielder Lee Nguyen.

Vietnamese-American Nguyen joined U.S. club New England Revolution early last month.

The spokesperson said there would be discussions with his agent after this year’s Major League Soccer (MLS) season ends, adding the club has high hopes of the midfielder though he turns 35 next year.

This is not the first time the club seek to sign Nguyen after another MLS club, Inter Miami CF, turned down a $1-million offer in February.

HCMC FC signed Costa Rican players Ariel Rodriguez and Jose Ortiz during the mid-season transfer window in July.

They are among the top eight teams competing for this year’s V. League 1 title.

The business end of the season kicks off on October 9.

French 1998 football World Cup champions to play friendly in Vietnam

Members of the 1998 World Cup winning team would be among former French footballers to play a friendly match in Vietnam next year.

Portuguese club pursue two female Vietnamese footballers

Lank FC, a newly formed women’s football club from Portugal, are in talks to sign Vietnamese striker Huynh Nhu and midfielder Nguyen Thi Tuyet Dung.

Park Hang-seo honoured for contributions to Vietnamese football

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) held a ceremony in Hanoi on August 27 to present the second-class Labour Order, a noble award of the Vietnamese Party and State, to head coach Park Hang-seo of the Vietnam men’s national football team.

Vietnamese footballer auctions jersey for Covid-19 relief

Striker Nguyen Van Toan is auctioning his jersey signed by all players of the men's national football team to support Covid-19 relief efforts in Hai Duong Province.

Vietnamese football to receive US$1.5 million in support from FIFA

All FIFA member associations, including Vietnam, will receive a grant of US$1.5 million each under the terms of FIFA’s Covid-19 relief plan to alleviate the financial impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, as announced by FIFA President Gianni Infantino during his virtual meeting with senior officials of member associations in Southeast Asia on July 29.

Source: VnExpress