Mat Ryan ... not going to Reading but could still be on the move in January. Source: News Limited
Central Coast Mariners say they won't entertain any offers for Mat Ryan or Tom Rogic that undervalue their star duo, as Danish club Randers become the latest to chase Ryan.
Though the respective moves of Rogic to Reading and Ryan to Derby County have collapsed, other clubs are circling them with Randers having made an offer believed to be around $100,000.
| P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Coast | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 33 |
| 2 | Adelaide | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 29 |
| 3 | Victory | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 26 |
| 4 | Western Sydney | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 23 |
| 5 | Perth | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 19 |
| 6 | Heart | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 18 |
| 7 | Brisbane | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 17 |
| 8 | Newcastle | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | -9 | 17 |
| 9 | Wellington | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 16 |
| 10 | Sydney | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -14 | 14 |
But under FIFA rules the Mariners will be due nearly twice that even if Ryan leaves when his contract expires at the end of the season. Clubs who sign players under 23 from another country must pay set compensation to the club that developed them.
The exact amount depends on the status of the club that signs a player, but after four years of developing Ryan the Mariners will be due a significant six-figure sum.
The Mariners are waiting to see whether Randers would lift their offer substantially enough, but general manager of football Lawrie McKinna said the club felt no obligation to sell any of their players.
"It's pretty simple, if any proposed deal isn't good enough then we won't sell," he said.
"We want to win the league, and to do that we need to keep together the strongest possible squad. Of course if a serious offer comes in, then we would have to look at it, as just about any club would.
"But if something put forward isn't realistic then we don't have to entertain it as we'll get some level of training compensation anyway in Matty's case."
Rogic still has a third match to sit out through suspension, the young play-maker scheduled to return against Newcastle the weekend after next.
His agent, Andy Bernal, clarified that former Socceroo Craig Moore had not advised Rogic about the move to Reading, although he confirmed other figures from Football Federation Australia had done so.
"They gave positives and negatives associated with the move, but it fizzled out before Craig in his role as FFA player mentor had a chance to speak to Tom," he said.
Though coach Graham Arnold admitted to continued nerves over the transfer window, aware of "interest for Tom, Matty and other players," he did have some good news with defender Patrick Zwaanswijk confirmed as fit to face Melbourne Victory on Saturday.
The return of the Dutch veteran after a groin injury is significantly well-timed as young centre back Trent Sainsbury will sit out a suspension against Victory after accruing five yellow cards.
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