Confirmed

https://twitter.com/AdelaideUnited/status/1700046334798258234?s=20

Reckons he'll be back again 

LOL

Or in the case of Sammy Silvera, sell him, get him back, sell him again   

The aleague will continue to struggle to retain its best players into the future as the money overseas is simply too good and unrealistic for clubs here to compete with, we should not be surprised by this.

As long as clubs get compensated properly they can reinvest that money into developing or finding the next Goodwin, Cummings, Tilio etc.

I've watched quite a few Socceroos in the NPL2/NYL at CCM. Some are so obvious - others have to work hard to get there.   

Dude, your putting the cart before the horse.... You dont need a mix of anything..... Just follow your club and don't worry about what the perceived "quality" of the players is... just hope that it is constantly improving.... and in fairness it is..... Ob-vs I dont watch alot of Aleague but the snippets I see know are 20 x better than what I saw on the park 10 years ago... this is the same at NPL level and at State league level.....  ANY Australian player, at the moment, good enough to command any sort of transfer fee (even if it is to those filthy animals in the desert) is a cause for celebration.... Like JC aludes to above, by the time most of our Socceroos are playing in the EPL and the better overseas leagues, they players playing domestically will be at a much better level and pushing to also make the leap....

Nope, I wanna see Socceroo level players in the EPL.

Nah you know what I mean. We need a mix of socceroos, foreign players and young players. It can't be just young players or old players I dunno I'm getting sick of it maybe I'll just watch badminton 

Holy shit, these guys are managed by Donis (ex Greece International and Panathinaikos player) Wow those petro-dollars sweep up everyone.

If Socceroos players are ONLY good enough to play in the Alegaue then that is a major worry matey.

Well why watch the a league? Might as well watch the npl or we start earlier and watch the under 11s 

You wanna see socceroo level players in the a league surely? 

Why are we moaning about a 31-year-old in the twilight of his career going to get his final paycheck for his family? 

Where are the next Goodwins? 

Don't be disheartened mate. It is, after all, 299 million dollars less than what Mo Salah passed up to join the sand pit games. 

Now Adelaide will have $800k Plus a $50K BMW in the budget to spend on a "marquee" :)

 

Criminal if Adelaide didn't engage the APL and reach into the marquee bucket to match the offer. Absolute icon of the league

Not for an AL club it isn't. Those types of fees aren't falling out of the sky every day.
Absolutely it sucks for the fans, especially the Reds fans. Goodwin was a pleasure to watch last season. I bet if the Reds could match the offer they would, but it's way too much.
You have to accept our position for what it is. We are a poor tiny little league in a giant global football economy.
Support your club first. Players are always going to come and go. Good players are always going to go when a good offer is on the table. It's nice when they stick around, but the majority are going to move on.

Fantastic for Craig 

What about the club 

The league 

The fans 

800k transfer fee is peanuts 

2.5 million per year for three years .... with very low taxes.... kinda means set up for life after Football... 

+9

Saudi window has shut

https://www.theinnersanctum.com.au/star-socceroo-set-to-leave-adelaide-united/

Fuck me I think it's fair to say we've been through a lot as Australian football fans but this has pushed me over.

How do you let this happen? It's not even an Adelaide issue mariners lost Cummings and Perth lost Williams. 

What's the point of following if clubs can't even retain their players. You might think I'm city fan who gives a toss. It devalues the league it's not exciting and it's not fun to follow. This is on the APL and all the clubs. Huge mistake imo