Adelaide lose Elsey for A-League season
Sep 14, 2016 - 6:43 AM Adelaide United defender Jordan Elsey will miss the entire A-League season because of injury as the reigning champions edge closer to signing a Spanish top-flight striker.Elsey has torn the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee and will be sidelined for about 12 months, a club spokesman says.
The 22-year-old also suffered the same injury last year before returning to action during Adelaide's title-winning A-League season.
But Spanish forward Sergi Guardiola has agreed in principle to a stint at Adelaide after his La Liga side Granada's move to release the 25-year-old on loan.
Guardiola, no relation to Spanish great and new Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, is awaiting a visa to enter Australia and then would have medical testing at the Reds before signing.
Guardiola's pending signing would bolster an Adelaide attack depleted by off-season transfers.
Striker Bruce Djite (Suwon FC, Korea), attacking midfielder Stefan Mauk (NEC, Netherlands), forward Eli Babalj (AZ Alkmaar, Netherlands) winger Craig Goodwin (Sparta Rotterdam, Netherlands), attacker Bruce Kamau (Melbourne City) and forward Pablo Sanchez (released) have all departed since the Reds claimed their first A-League championship.
Source: AAP
No one has shouted yet.
Be the first!
Be the first!
Related News
- A reduced Roar still too strong for Reds Dec 30
- Relief as great Dane returns for Reds Dec 28
- Kurz applauds his Reds' fighting qualities Dec 26
- Reds outlast the Mariners in A-League Dec 26
- Reds seek A-League breathing space Dec 24
- Sydney FC beat Adelaide United in A-League Dec 1
- Sydney FC must find ruthless streak: coach Nov 29
- Rival A-League coaches downplay VAR effect Nov 26
- Gombau set for Adelaide A-League return Nov 24
- Marrone to face ball boy charge next week Nov 24
- Adelaide's Marrone regrets ball boy scrap Nov 23
- Newcastle continue good A-League run Nov 11