A-League's Sydney FC are reportedly close to signing Crystal Palace midfielder Nick Carle.
Eagles' Aussie star could return home
A-League's Sydney FC are reportedly close to signing Crystal Palace midfielder Nick Carle.
Sydney coach Vitezslav Lavicka has hailed the work of his assistant Tony Popovic in the negotiation process and believes Carle could be a Sky Blues player before the end of the week.
Carle, 28, has struggled to secure regular first-team action at Selhurst Park this term and has been linked with a return to Australia in recent months.
Working hard
"[Popovic] is working very hard because his relationship with the Crystal Palace board is very close. He's a very important part of this transfer," Lavicka told au.fourfourtwo.com.
"Negotiations are still going but maybe we'd like to finish maybe this week but it's unpredictable, hard to say.
"I think [Carle] is the right stone for our philosophy and strategy but it's hard to say now. We're working, every person at Sydney FC from the board and player's agent is working very hard for this transfer and I hope we make a deal."
