Massive naturalization, Malaysia's value is 3 times that of Vietnam team

(Dan Tri) - Malaysia is worth three times more than the Vietnamese team thanks to the massive naturalization of players from Europe and South America.

Right before the match with the Vietnamese team, Malaysia also welcomed a series of other naturalized players such as Imanol Machuca, Rodrigo Holgado (of Argentine origin), Joao Figueiredo (of Brazilian origin) and Jon Irazabal (of Spanish origin).

Malaysia naturalizes players en masse before the match with Vietnam team (Photo: Tien Tuan).

That shows the great determination to win of the "Tigers". They want to break the 11-year streak of not being able to win against the Vietnamese team. In addition, if they win 3 points, Malaysia will have a great chance to win a ticket to the Asian Cup.

Thanks to the massive naturalization, the value of Malaysia's squad has increased many times. According to the valuation of Transfermarkt, the entire Malaysian team at this time is worth 14.63 million euros.

Among them, the highest-valued Malaysian player is Imanol Machuca. The Argentine player who plays for Velez Sarsfield is valued at 2.5 million euros. In addition, the Tigers' squad includes several other expensive players such as Joao Figueiredo (2.1 million euros), Facundo Garces (1.2 million euros), Dion Cools (1 million euros), Rodrigo Holgado (800,000 euros).

With such a high squad value, Malaysia has become the second most valuable team in Southeast Asia, after Indonesia (30.4 million euros). Remember, before the massive naturalization period, Malaysia was only the 4th most valuable team after Indonesia, Thailand and the Vietnam national team.

Imanol Machuca is Malaysia's most expensive player (Photo: Fortaleza).

The value of the Vietnamese team at this time is 5.93 million euros, the 4th highest in Southeast Asia (after Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand). Of which, two players Nguyen Filip and Cao Pendant Quang Vinh are valued the most at 500,000 euros. The third most valuable player is Pham Tuan Hai with 400,000 euros. Next are players Quang Hai and Tien Linh, both valued at 350,000 euros.

Thus, the value of Malaysia's squad is nearly 3 times more expensive than the Vietnam team. That shows the huge challenge for coach Kim Sang Sik and his team. Malaysia has become a different version compared to before.

The match between Vietnam and Malaysia will take place at 8pm on June 10 at Bukit Jalil Stadium. This is a match that will directly decide the tickets to the Asian Cup for both teams.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/nhap-tich-o-at-malaysia-co-gia-tri-gap-3-lan-tuyen-viet-nam-20250607190628582.htm