VietNamNet Bridge - Speaking to Indonesian media, the coach of Mitra Kukar FC – Mr. Stefan Hansson - said he was very interested in overseas Vietnamese striker Mac Hong Quan, a member of the U23 national football team of Vietnam. He also confirmed that he would contact with Mac Hong Quan as soon as possible.

Mac Hong Quan.

After the 2013 football season, Hong Quan’s contract with Thanh Hoa FC ended. The FC wanted to keep this player but Hong Quan has not made his decision.

To be considered a new discovery of Vietnam football in the last one year, Mac Hong Quan has attracted the attention of many FCs in Southeast Asia, including Mitra Kukar FC of Indonesia.

Mitra Kukar has just come back to the Indonesia Super League in 2011. This club has very strong financial strength. This club even plans to hire Andriy Shevchenko.

On his facebook page, Mac Hong Quan hinted about a "very far" FC had invited him to join. Hong Quan said that this is time for him to focus on the 27th SEA Games so he did not think about signing a contract with any team at this moment.

Hearing about the news, the boss of Thanh Hoa FC Nguyen Van De said that Thanh Hoa would not keep Mac Hong Quan at all costs. De said that this is Quan’s decision and Thanh Hoa would not join the money race with other clubs to own this overseas Vietnamese striker.

Currently, Hong Quan is training with Vietnam U23 players to prepare for the upcoming SEA Games in Myanmar. It is almost certainly that he will be on the list to attend SEA Games later this year. He is even the main striker of U23 Vietnam.

Mac Hong Quan, 21, is an overseas Vietnamese footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder and striker for Thanh Hoa FC at the V-League 2013. He is a member of the Vietnam national football team. Hong Quan began his professional career with the B squad of the AC Sparta Prague.

Nam Nguyen