The Sydney FC Gazette
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Craig Goodwin due for a Sydney FC medical
Everything agreed with Adelaide United, everything agreed with the player; a doctor is the only person left to persuade. The photograph is a day or two away.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Sydney FC
Takahiro Sekine 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.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Sydney FC bid $42.0K for Joshua Inserra
The offer went to Melbourne Victory this week and it is theirs to answer. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loud the door closes.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Abel Walatee signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Abel Walatee commits to Sydney FC for another 4 years.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Brisbane Roar tell Sydney FC: Ben Warland is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Sydney FC agree a free transfer for Ben Warland
Nothing happens for months and then he simply arrives, at no cost, having signed a pre-contract while still turning out for somebody else. It is the least dramatic way to sign a footballer and frequently the shrewdest.
Market10 Aug 2026
Ben Mitchell steps up from the Sydney FC academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Ben Mitchell 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
One of our own: Blake Grant joins the Sydney FC first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Blake Grant is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Kane Holmes joins the Sydney FC first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Kane Holmes is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market Luke Edwards steps up from the Sydney FC academy
- The dugout Alexandar Popovic gets it from the manager
- Squad Sydney FC are still strangers to each other