The Crown Prince of Johor says that he will come down hard on the growing problem of Malaysian sides who fail to pay players.
The new Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) president, who was appointed at Saturday's FAM Congress, says any club or state team who aren't able to meet their financial obligations risk expulsion from the Malaysia Super League and Malaysia Premier League.
"When a team can't pay salaries, it is clearly a sign of mismanagement of funds," the Prince, also known as TMJ, told The New Straits Times.
"They have to be serious, and they know that if they delay payment, then they shouldn't be there. I think there should be others to do their job."
Players have made complaints against several sides from the top two tiers of Malaysian football, including Kelantan and ATM FA, in the last couple of years.
TMJ added that Malaysia could learn from two-time defending AFF Suzuki Cup champions Thailand when it came to the development of football, including the national team.
"The first thing you need to do when it comes to the national system is that everybody needs to understand that Thailand improved because they did things the right way," he said.
"Money was channeled in the right way in terms of broadcasting rights to the teams. They also have an educational programme for people running football clubs and give priority to youth development.
"Here, the priority is to buy foreign players because they only have short-term plans to play in the league."
The only exception to the rule in Malaysia, TMJ added, are his beloved Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) who have won the last three MSL titles.
TMJ's former JDT head coach, Mario Gomez, will take over from Datuk Ong Kim Swee as national boss this week, with the latter overseeing the under-23 side in August's Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Kuala Lumpur.