Hanoi (VNA) - Alongside signing better local players, V.League 1side FLC Thanh Hoa are bringing in a raft of foreign players on trial toprepare for the football season next year.
According to FLC Thanh Hoa Chairman Doan Van Phuong, Thanh Hoa will trialsome 30 foreign footballers.
Phuong said the club also will sign five new contracts withlocal players on December 23, with strengthening the defence a priority.
FLC Thanh Hoa, the V.League runners-up, will represent Vietnamin the Asian Football Confederation Champions League 2018, with league winnersQuang Nam ineligible due to a lack of youth teams.
The team will be allowed to register a maximum of fiveforeign players.
Several days ago, the team announced the signing of their newcoach, Marian Mihail.
The 59-year-old is a former Romanian national player whoplayed professionally for 17 years and has coached for the last 21.
He replaces Serbian Ljupko Petrović, who coached theVietnamese side for almost a year.-VNA