To move towards the ambition of "dethroning" Hanoi in the 2020 season, Ho Chi Minh City has invested heavily in human resources, especially huge contracts in the new season.
After "missing" Lee Nguyen's contract, the Thong Nhat Stadium team chased striker Rivaldinho, the son of football legend Rivaldo. However, recently, a representative of Rivaldinho said that this Brazilian player does not highly appreciate the Vietnamese professional league.
According to information published in Thailand's Siam Sport newspaper, a representative of Rivaldinho said that Rivaldinho did not want to play in Vietnam's V.League. If the offer comes from J.League (Japan), K.League (Korea), M.League (Malaysia) or Thai League (Thailand), Rivaldinho can accept it, because the quality of these tournaments is higher than Vietnam. In particular, a representative of Rivaldinho said that this player was also very impressed with the Thai League,...
The normal value of Rivaldinho is now valued at 800,000 Euros (more than 20 billion), this amount is not too large for Ho Chi Minh City. According to Siam Sport, the leader of the Thong Nhat team even proposed to the representative of Rivaldinho about a contract with Rivaldo's son but there was no response from the representative of this player.
Previously, Siam Sport also assessed this as just a brand-name hit of Ho Chi Minh City, because in addition to the reputation of Rivaldo's father, a Brazilian football legend, Rivaldinho's professional level is not highly appreciated.