Adelaide are waiting for an answer from a striker whose description fits Kuranyi perfectly. It might also fit someone else but who?

Adelaide is also close to signing an experienced winger. Burns, perhaps Holman fit that description but I am sure others do as well

http://www.news.com.au/sport/football/a-league/adelaide-reds/adelaide-united-put-offer-to-mystery-marquee-striker/news-story/a921a5aec9147d2297bc2f57decb1e50

I'll go with that ,,, Klose would be too expensive and he is 38 where as Kuranyi is only 34

It appears Kuranyi does not meet the description given by Kovacevic, Germany did not play in the qualification for the 2006 World Cup as hosts. However Berbatov?

Judging by the description, it's most likely Berbatov. Since the FFA are keen to see him join the A-League, is it possible we could get a slice of the marquee fund?

Berbatov would surely justify a special guest position with FFA support, but I doubt he would boost crowds much as he would hardly play, he would be injured most of the season. 

An ill-informed decision which will most likely backfire? Right up the FFA's alley!

not sure about berbatov
the media would of mentioned he was a former EPL star ,.

Perhaps Ante only mentioned his Bundesliga stint to be as vague as possible and make it harder for Val to narrow down and then flood the papers with BERBATOV TO ADELAIDE articles. Who else fits the description?

true... Does the club have some policy against Val ?

They might (considering how much he likes his occasional little digs at the club), but he is a massive git anyway.

Any guesses for the mystery Aussie winger?

My guess is Nathan Burns.

Holman possibly 

Ian Ramsey

Could do a lot worse than Markus Rosenberg but doubt AU will buy anyone.

He didn't play during Sweden's qualification campaign.

All signs still point to Berbatov.

Actuallyy misread the article

"the international striker who played for his country in the qualification stage of the 2006 FIFA World Cup"

So not at the WC, just the qualification.


Mark Janko.

Marc Janko has only just started with 3 goals in 4 games for Basel, he is not leaving there. But the Austrian Bundesliga would be a tricky twist on the article.

Didn't score any goals last season, and spent a few years in Russia, but is currently uncontracted, so still seems to fit the description,

Could the description fit Theofanis Gekas, who played a lot of Bundesliga games, and played some onternationals with Greece in 2006? Not sure if and where he is playing atm.

Done some more research on Gekas and am convinced it must be Adelaide's new signing. Played world cup qualifiers for Greece in 2005. Was most recently playing with Sion in Switzerland.

http://thetilehurstend.sbnation.com/2016/8/16/12500214/reading-fc-tweets-liam-moore-dimitar-berbatov-leicester-city

The article suggests it's someone who hasn't played for their country for 10 years. That would rule out Juranyi, Klose, Olic, Berbatov etc

Hard to see how someone who hasn't played international football for 10 years will be a marquee, unless they were really from one of the powerhouse nations of the time: Italy, France, Germany, Brazil

Also, reports suggest the target speaks Spanish but isn't Spanish. 

South American perhaps...

Don't understand why anyone is suggesting German players since the article pretty clearly rules out it being a German.

Yes, it was pretty stupid of me, I mucked up the title.

Not a German and not Spanish, judging from the article.

Another thing from the article is this part:



This is coming from a club that had Romario ffs. So surely it is a big name. 

Thread title updated.

It was Hugo all along

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/football/a-league/imposing-portuguese-striker-hugo-almeida-could-be-bound-for-aleague-action/news-story/8d46ed3faf45fa72147bc1827912fe32

Nope. He just joined a Greek club.

Thank you sir, the thread title is now perfect.