According to Malaysian press, the national team is likely to naturalize striker Jordan Mintah. This player is playing for Kuching City in the Malaysian national championship. Jordan Mintah has Ghanaian nationality - valued at 200 thousand euros (equivalent to 5.6 billion VND).

According to the player valuation website Transfermakt, Minteh's price is only more than half of the value of Nguyen Tien Linh - Vietnam Golden Ball 2024. The star of the Vietnamese team is worth 350 thousand euros (nearly 10 billion VND). Of course, the valuation of each player also depends on many factors outside of professional skills such as contract term and image value of that individual.

In general, Malaysian football is trying to improve the strength of the national team as quickly as possible. At the AFF Cup 2024, the "Malaysian Tigers" were eliminated from the group stage. They could not summon their best players when some big teams like Johor Darul Tazim refused to "release" them. Playing with a patchwork squad, the Malaysian team even faltered and almost lost to Timor Leste.

Jordan Mintah came to Malaysia to play for Terengganu in 2020. Before that, he played for Kaya-Iloilo in the Philippines and left his mark in the AFC Cup. Up to this point, Jordan Mintah is about to complete 5 consecutive years of living in Malaysia, eligible to play for the national team of this country according to FIFA regulations.

In previous years, Mintah did not play very impressively but "transformed" when he moved to Kuching City, he scored 11 goals and had 1 assist for his teammate to score.

In addition to Mintah, the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) is aiming to naturalize many other players such as Manuel Hidalgo (Sri Pahang FC), Giancarlo Gallifuoco (Kuala Lumpur City), Rafael Vitor (Penang) and especially Bergson (Johor Darul Tazim). Up to this point, the Brazilian striker has scored 33 goals in all competitions for Johor Darul Tazim.

On March 2, 2021, Bergson officially moved to Malaysia to play. In theory, he will have to wait until 2026 to play for Malaysia. However, if FAM can prove that Bergson was in Malaysia earlier, he can play for the team from 2025.