Prince Ali bin al-Hussein is still considering whether to run again for FIFA president, less than four months after losing to Sepp Blatter in the previous election.
The Jordanian prince surprisingly denied Blatter a majority in the first round of voting in May but stepped aside before the second round.
Blatter, though, announced his plans to quit four days later as separate U.S. and Swiss criminal inquiries into soccer corruption escalated.
The deadline for Prince Ali and other candidates to gain the five required nominations from federations to stand in the February election is Oct. 26.
"FIFA is in a crisis right now and we need a new beginning," the prince said.
The prince said FIFA requires a candidate who "really believes in reform and true transparency, not as a slogan because that is very fashionable right now."