The Adelaide United Chronicle
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Medical ends the Carlo Armiento deal
Everything was agreed with another club and then the doctor spoke. Adelaide United have walked away from a signing on the advice of somebody who never saw him play, which is how it is supposed to work.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Craig Goodwin signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Craig Goodwin and Adelaide United agree another 2 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Adelaide United
Joshua Smits was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Market10 Aug 2026
As if he never left: Carlo Armiento returns
Some transfers need a press campaign. This one needed a shirt with the old number on it. Carlo Armiento is a Adelaide United player again, and the town has its story of the summer.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Adelaide United rebuffed over Joel Fameyeh
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Puskas Akademia have kept their man, and Adelaide United go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Market10 Aug 2026
Brett Roberts steps up from the Adelaide United academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Brett Roberts has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
Blake Robinson steps up from the Adelaide United academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Blake Robinson has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
Adelaide United promote Michael Price from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Michael Price has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Jay Barnett
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Jay Barnett, and the manager let it.
In brief
- Transfer targets Adelaide United ask about Abdoul Ouattara
- Transfer targets Adelaide United ask about Josh Landers
- The dugout Craig Goodwin asks for a word with the manager