He was invited by the FAS to take part in a “familiarisation stint” with the Lions in September last year.
Mr Chew said Ng is “quite well-connected” to the country and said he expects the 28-year-old to be back in Singapore to train with the national team during next month’s FIFA international window.
“Every opportunity that we have to have Perry back in Singapore, we will bring him back,” added Mr Chew.
“And every opportunity he says that he can come back to Singapore, he will.”
At the same time, Mr Chew said that naturalisation is not the “main option” to bring players into the national team, but footballing authorities will do so when the opportunity arises.
AIMING FOR ASIAN CUP QUALIFICATION
Singapore men’s national team has been grouped with Hong Kong, India, and Bangladesh in the final round of qualifiers for the 2027 Asian Cup. There are six groups.
The group winners will advance to the tournament and join the 18 teams that have already qualified.
India is the top-ranked team in the group, at 126th in the FIFA rankings. Hong Kong is ranked 155th, Singapore is 160th, and Bangladesh is 185th.
The only Southeast Asian team to make the cut for the 2027 Asian Cup so far is Indonesia.
The Lions are coming off the back of a creditable ASEAN Championship campaign where they reached the tournament semifinals before being eliminated by eventual champions Vietnam.
