With a squad worth 8 million euros, coach Vu Hong Viet said that Nam Dinh Green Steel's force is still not strong.

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On the morning of August 14, Nam Dinh Steel Club held a ceremony to launch the 2025/26 season. In addition to launching the new season's jerseys, the team from the southern province also introduced the faces that will compete in 4 arenas, including LPBank V.League, National Cup, AFC Champions League Two and ASEAN Clubs Championship.

After a busy summer, Nam Dinh Blue Steel now owns a dream squad of players, including many expensive foreign players. They are Palestine international Mahmoud Eid, South African midfielder Njabulo Blom and 2m06 striker Kyle Hudlin, who scored a double in his debut match (National Super Cup 2024/25). According to Transfermarkt's valuation, the total value of the team from the South is up to 8.21 million euros, the highest in the V.League and an increase of 87.2% compared to last season.

Nam Dinh Steel Club announced the jersey for the 2025/26 season.

However, according to coach Vu Hong Viet, "Nam Dinh Steel's squad is not necessarily strong". He explained: "Next season we will participate in 4 arenas, and our goals are also very high. That is why we need to add quality domestic and foreign players.

For example, Nguyen Manh cannot play continuously in many different fronts. We need a goalkeeper who can compete and share the burden with him. So the club recruited a foreign goalkeeper.

The new recruits have been training and integrating very well. However, we also have losses, when lacking two quality factors. One is Van Toan who has just had surgery, the other is not able to return. If both are healthy, the squad will be thicker, we will have more good attack options."

Nam Dinh Steel Blue players aim to achieve the best results not only domestically but also internationally.

Not to mention international arenas, Coach Vu Hong Viet believes that defending the LPBank V.League title is also a difficult journey. There are currently 4 to 5 teams with great ambition and strong investment, creating a fierce race. Creating a team with depth is necessary, serving the rotation plan as well as pursuing goals.

Mr. Vu Hong Viet added that currently, Nam Dinh Green Steel is planning to naturalize overseas Vietnamese player Kevin Pham Ba. "We are just doing all the paperwork, and to be successful it will take time," said the 46-year-old strategist.