As the country's new football coach Milovan Rajevac touched base with the Thai fans through a videotaped message, a top official said the Serb veteran would cost the Football Association of Thailand less than his predecessor Kiatisak Senamuang.
The FAT officially announced on Wednesday that Rajevac, a former Ghana coach, had been selected to take over the reins of the Thailand national team.
Rajevac celebrated the news by sending a short video clip to FAT and the War Elephants' fans, saying: "Thank you for this wonderful opportunity.
"I am looking forward for working with you. Su Su Thailand."
Rajevac will start working as the head coach of the national team on May 5 and his first mission will be to prepare the Thai squad for an away warm-up game with Uzbekistan on June 7.
It will be followed by a World Cup qualifying round match with the United Arab Emirates on June 13 at Bangkok's Rajamangala National Stadium.
Meanwhile, FAT secretary-general Pol Lt Gen Pisan Jundilok said the new coach would not cost the association as much as Kiatisak, who resigned last month after a string of disappointing results in the World Cup qualifiers.
"We had worked out a selection criteria which was used to vet all the candidates, including Rajevac," said Pisan.
"The FAT is looking forward to some useful contributions from the new coach.
"I cannot reveal the exact amount of Rajevac's salary, but I can say that he will be getting less than Kiatisak Senamuang."
Kiatisak, a former national team striker who was nicknamed Zico by his fans in his heydays, received a monthly salary of two million baht, according to media reports.
Kiatisak, 43, announced his resignation as national team coach after his men were hammered 3-0 at home by Saudi Arabia and thrashed 4-0 by Japan in Saitama in World Cup qualifiers recently.
The results were described by FAT president Somyot Poompunmuang as "embarrassing".
Thailand are at the bottom of Group B in Asia's final qualifying stage for the 2018 World Cup and, with three games left, are already out of contention for a place in the Finals.