London Calling

According to reports, Melbourne Victory's very own Adrian Leijer is to be heading to English Premier League club, Fulham. Apparently the two teams are in negotiatons about the terms of the transfer. This is great news for a player who is a mainstay in the Olyroos and a rock in the defence for Victory. However, it is bad timing for the Victory with only 3 1/2 weeks until the season kicks off. The Victory should be able to cover the loss of such an important player with Daniel Piorkowski returning from injury and the signing of Ljubo Milicevic, who can both fill Leijer's central defensive position. He is not the only A-League team set to lose a player to England with David Carney expected to sign for Sheffield United in the coming days. This is also good for the A-League as it shows the quality of players that we have in our league are being sought after by teams in Europe. Hopefully, the move pays off for Leijer and we wish him well and thank him for the memories.