New A-League side Western United nearly announced their looming arrival in the competition with the high profile signing of Brazilian attacker Alexandre Pato.
According to Fox Sports, United had been in negotiations with Pato's agent for a number of weeks and had got approval from Football Federation Australia to use marquee funds to bring him to Australia.
Pato, however, has opted against the move, and will instead return to Brazilian club Sao Paulo after two years in China with Tianjin Quanjian.
Western United are desperate to arrive in the A-League with a bang and remain on the lookout for a second marquee having already signed Panagiotis Kone.