The Adelaide United Chronicle
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Kenan Dervišagić will not be coming to Adelaide United
Terms were offered and declined. Whether it was the wages, the role or the town, nobody at Floriana is saying, and nobody at Adelaide United is enjoying the guessing.
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
Words exchanged at Adelaide United
Ryan Kitto and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Market10 Aug 2026
Bailey Wallace steps up from the Adelaide United academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Bailey Wallace 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 Mason Martin from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Mason Martin 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Adelaide United promote Nicholas Turner from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Nicholas Turner 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Adelaide United promote Nicholas Scott from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Nicholas Scott 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.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Adelaide United try to borrow Lawrence Wong
Melbourne City have been asked whether they would lend him. Loans are agreed quickly or not at all, and this one will be one or the other by the weekend.
In brief
- The dugout Craig Goodwin asks for a word with the manager
- Squad Craig Goodwin has seen what the next man earns
- Squad Juan Muñiz has company in his position