How! Seriously how can they afford him under the cap? Also sad he is leaving.
It’s expected that the grant distributed to each club — currently $2.5m per year — will rise substantially, with players guaranteed to receive 30 per cent of any increase secured by Football Federation Australia from its broadcast partners from next season. But until exactly what that increase is known — and what the salary cap then rises by — players are being warned that contract talks for many will be put on hold until deep into this season.
It’s believed that under the terms of the collective bargaining agreement, next year’s salary cap will rise from $2.55m to at least $2.8m — but could climb as high as $3.1m depending on what sort of deal FFA secures, most likely from a combined contract struck with Fox Sports and a free-to-air station.
Combine the cap increase with Sorensen & Gameiro coming off contract along with Brattan + Caceres loans ending, they should have the space to add a quality player.
[Edit: oh and Colazo's loan expires & he is using a marque slot for City]