Malaysian clubs need to start regarding their players as an asset whose value can increase if they want to stop overspending on wages, says Selangor vice-president Izhar Moslim.
Earlier this week, an article (in Bahasa Melayu) by him was published by local football website Semuanya Bola , where he detailed how the huge salaries paid to footballers in Malaysia is stopping professional football from becoming a sustainable industry in the country.
As a response to the arguments in his article, Goal asked Izhar, who has been a key figure at the club since the takeover by current president Tengku Amir Shah Sultan Sharafuddin last year; how can Malaysia clubs attract good signings without overspending?