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📻 IMPORTANT AUCKLAND UPDATE 📻
Auckland FC to stand pat during upcoming transfer window
Sport Nation • January 13th, 2026 9:47 am
Photo: Morgan Hancock/AAP
Don't expect to see any new faces in the Auckland FC teamsheet after the expiry of the A-League's transfer window.
There had been expectation the club would look to recruit some personnel to bolster their depth for the second half of their campaign and the critical run to the finals.
But with his squad now nearing full fitness - including the long-awaited return of key midfielder Jake Brimmer from a dislocated shoulder - head coach Steve Corica says they won't be in the mix during the upcoming window, which begins on Thursday.
"I think we're happy with the squad that we've got," Corica told Sport Nation. "It's just about keeping everyone fit at the moment.
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"We'll have Jake Brimmer back in the squad this week. He's the only one really injured at the moment and then we're all fully fit and hopefully we can continue to be for a while.
"It's obviously difficult to stay fully fit the whole time, you know, in a game like football, but it'll be good to have him back and his experience as well to help us drive forward in this busy period."
Fresh off their impressive 2-0 win in Brisbane on Friday, the Aucklanders now travel across the ditch to face sixth-placed Melbourne City, where they'll look to extend their advantage atop the A-League ladder.
"They like to control the game," Corica noted. "They're probably not scoring as many goals as I'm pretty sure they would like to and what they did last season, but they're defensively very strong.
"They've got a good young squad and it's going to be a difficult test for us."
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