A-League transfer news/rumours

[TheSecretScout]

Is he still open to representing Serbia?

It’s a tricky one because if it had not been for the absolute clusterf*** known as the Serbian FA, we may not be able to discuss if he is open to Serbia, Australia or both even still lol.

I don’t think it’s any secret that Luka’s dad Srdan (played for Partizan) wants his son to play for the old country and Luka was also leaning that way until a huge faux pass by the SFA

Jovanovics family were contacted via phone by an employee from the SFA roughly 18 months ago. As you can imagine the family were absolutely thrilled with this, but they never received a call back after that and have since soured on the representation

The person who contacted the family is no longer employed by the SFA and there has been little moment ever since (they’re more preoccupied targeting dual nationality arsenal youth players currently)

Not unusual though like I said, because the SFA is a cluster**** - It has too many people with their own self serving agendas, connections to the president, government, security forces etc etc

Serbia has always had the players to be ranked anywhere between #15-#25 in the world, unfortunately until they fix their own federation – they will never reach full potential

I know they don’t want to, but they need to look at the country that borders them to the east (Croatia) in relation to an FA that does right by its players.

 

[grazorblade]

It’s a tricky one because if it had not been for the absolute clusterf*** known as the Serbian FA, we may not be able to discuss if he is open to Serbia, Australia or both even still lol.

I don’t think it’s any secret that Luka’s dad Srdan (played for Partizan) wants his son to play for the old country and Luka was also leaning that way until a huge faux pass by the SFA

Jovanovics family were contacted via phone by an employee from the SFA roughly 18 months ago. As you can imagine the family were absolutely thrilled with this, but they never received a call back after that and have since soured on the representation

The person who contacted the family is no longer employed by the SFA and there has been little moment ever since (they’re more preoccupied targeting dual nationality arsenal youth players currently)

Not unusual though like I said, because the SFA is a cluster**** - It has too many people with their own self serving agendas, connections to the president, government, security forces etc etc

Serbia has always had the players to be ranked anywhere between #15-#25 in the world, unfortunately until they fix their own federation – they will never reach full potential

I know they don’t want to, but they need to look at the country that borders them to the east (Croatia) in relation to an FA that does right by its players.

Hopefully we cap a lot of players between now and the end of round 2 of wcqs

 

[TheSecretScout]

Hopefully we cap a lot of players between now and the end of round 2 of wcqs

I don’t want to deviate away too much from a league transfers lol, but I think a lot of fans were quite upset by the recent humbling’s provided by Mexico and cape verde in friendlies

It was essentially B & C team players in those 2 matches (3 under 20’s was in that defence again Mexico)

IMHO Serbia has the right coach in Paunović, the question is how many times is he going to be backstabbed by members of the federation who want to bring in their own friends?

I often wonder how different things would’ve been if Nemanja Vidic was successful in his bid to oust the old boys club in 2023

 

[HonestSpursFan]

Luka can’t speak Flemish/French

Unless he moves to a small rural town in Wallonia he should be right and I’m sure he’ll pick up stuff. The majority of Belgians speak English, especially in Flanders and to a lesser extent in Brussels.

Interestingly, Belgium would have to be one of the only countries on Earth where somewhere that isn’t the capital and/or largest city speaks the best English, since Flanders is Flemish (Dutch)-speaking and A. English is quite similar to Dutch and B. almost all Dutch people speak English, whereas Brussels (while officially bilingual) is mostly Francophone in practise while Wallonia is almost all French-speaking other than the tiny German part.

 

[HonestSpursFan]

It’s a tricky one because if it had not been for the absolute clusterf*** known as the Serbian FA, we may not be able to discuss if he is open to Serbia, Australia or both even still lol.

I don’t think it’s any secret that Luka’s dad Srdan (played for Partizan) wants his son to play for the old country and Luka was also leaning that way until a huge faux pass by the SFA

Jovanovics family were contacted via phone by an employee from the SFA roughly 18 months ago. As you can imagine the family were absolutely thrilled with this, but they never received a call back after that and have since soured on the representation

The person who contacted the family is no longer employed by the SFA and there has been little moment ever since (they’re more preoccupied targeting dual nationality arsenal youth players currently)

Not unusual though like I said, because the SFA is a cluster**** - It has too many people with their own self serving agendas, connections to the president, government, security forces etc etc

Serbia has always had the players to be ranked anywhere between #15-#25 in the world, unfortunately until they fix their own federation – they will never reach full potential

I know they don’t want to, but they need to look at the country that borders them to the east (Croatia) in relation to an FA that does right by its players.

Hopefully we take advantage of their clusterfuck and cap-tie him to the Socceroos then!

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

Guillermo May Departs Auckland FC

Uruguayan centre-forward Guillermo May has departed Auckland FC after two seasons at the club. The striker scored 16 goals in his 58 appearances, including 6 assists. His goals and genial personality made him a firm favourite with fans and teammates. Although injured for the Grand Final, May...

aucklandfc.co.nz

Guillermo May has been delisted by Auckland FC and will leave the side at season's end after making 58 appearances for them across two years of service time where he scored 16 goals and posted six assists, including winning the A-League Men Premiership and Championship over the course of the past two seasons.

 

[HonestSpursFan]

Sydney FC captain Mackenzie Hawkesby has hinted she’s leaving after eight years at the club. Joe Lolley-esque departure.

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

Sydney FC captain Mackenzie Hawkesby has hinted she’s leaving after eight years at the club. Joe Lolley-esque departure.

Nothing confirmed yet from Sydney FC but we would expect either a transfer or delisting of Mackenzie Hawkesby to be announced in the coming days or even next week when overseas summer transfer windows open.

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

Sydney FC Sign Exciting Young Forward

Sydney FC has secured the signature of exciting young forward Gabriel Popovic on a two-year contract bringing the 22-year old home to Sydney.

sydneyfc.com

Gabriel Popovic is moving to Sydney FC from Perth Glory and will be under contract at the side for the next two seasons through the end of A-League Men season 2027-28.

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

Newcastle Jets sign Zane Schreiber

The Newcastle Jets are delighted to announce the signing of midfielder Zane Schreiber

newcastlejetsfc.com.au

Zane Schreiber is moving to Newcastle Jets ahead of A-League Men season 2026-27 after being delisted by Melbourne City following three years of service time for the club where he made 62 appearances and scored two goals across all competitions for them.

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

Ben Gibson Joins the Herd

Macarthur Bulls FC is excited to announce the signing of Ben Gibson for the 2026/27 season. The 22-year-old joins the Bulls from Newcastle Jets FC and arrives with strong attacking credentials despite his young age. Gibson played an important role...

macarthurfc.com.au

Ben Gibson is moving to Macarthur from Newcastle Jets and will be under contract at the side for A-League Men season 2026-27.

 

[Sutherlandbear]

Sydney FC Sign Exciting Young Forward

Sydney FC has secured the signature of exciting young forward Gabriel Popovic on a two-year contract bringing the 22-year old home to Sydney.

sydneyfc.com

Gabriel Popovic is moving to Sydney FC from Perth Glory and will be under contract at the side for the next two seasons through the end of A-League Men season 2027-28.

God fucking help us.

 

[grazorblade]

exciting is a big claim surely

would have thought your academy would have more exciting players

 

[HonestSpursFan]

Sydney FC Sign Exciting Young Forward

Sydney FC has secured the signature of exciting young forward Gabriel Popovic on a two-year contract bringing the 22-year old home to Sydney.

sydneyfc.com

Gabriel Popovic is moving to Sydney FC from Perth Glory and will be under contract at the side for the next two seasons through the end of A-League Men season 2027-28.

Weird signing but we’ll see I guess. Better not be another Ahmet Assman, Piero Pisspie or Pat Wouldn’t.

 

[HonestSpursFan]

God fucking help us.

Looks like he can score goals but he’s barely played senior football. He’s been passed around like a blunt.

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

Emin Durakovic departs City

Melbourne City FC can confirm Emin Durakovic will depart the Club following the conclusion of his contract.

melbournecityfc.com.au

Emin Durakovic has been delisted by Melbourne City and will leave the club at season's end upon falling out of contract, having made 33 appearances across all competitions for them including 28 appearances over the course of season 2025-26.

 

[Encomium]

Emin Durakovic departs City

Melbourne City FC can confirm Emin Durakovic will depart the Club following the conclusion of his contract.

melbournecityfc.com.au

Emin Durakovic has been delisted by Melbourne City and will leave the club at season's end upon falling out of contract, having made 33 appearances across all competitions for them including 28 appearances over the course of season 2025-26.

Another surprise, I thought he was pretty good, he would be a handy pick up for most clubs.

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

Key defender Shamoon pens contract extension

Perth Glory is delighted to announce that key defender Charbel Shamoon has signed a new deal which extends his contract with the club until June 2028. The former Western United man joined Glory ahead of the 2025/26 ALM campaign and...

perthglory.com.au

Charbel Shamoon has extended his contract at Perth Glory for two more seasons and will remain under contract at the side through the end of A-League Men season 2027-28.

 

[TheSecretScout]

Lewis Killoh failed a trial with Melbourne City recently. (City’s assistant coach Paul Pezos knew the player from when he used to coach Adelaide city and has kept an eye on his development over the past couple of seasons.)

Kiloh was in the 2025 NPL SA Team of the Year and is hybrid between an old school centreback (strong in the air and in the tackle) and a new school one (comfortable with the ball at his feet and decent passing range)

It’s a little surprising to me, that AU have not shown much interest (nor any other rival a league clubs).

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

Dan Hall Departs Auckland FC

Dan Hall leaves Auckland FC on a high, with the fan favourite centre-back exploring his options overseas following the end of his contract. The centre-back was a prominent figure in his two seasons at the club, where he was instrumental...

aucklandfc.co.nz

Dan Hall has been delisted by Auckland FC and will leave the club at season's end upon falling out of contract to pursue overseas opportunities following two years of service time for the side which saw him win both the A-League Men Premiership and Championship, in addition to playing every available minute for them this past season.