Sydney FC’s defence is set to be boosted by the signing of Congo international Marcel Tisserand.
And Macarthur FC is also strengthening its backline with the addition of veteran Frenchman and former Melbourne Victory defender Damien Da Silva.
Tisserand joins the Sky Blues as a free agent after spending the past three years in Saudi Arabia, where he had spells with Al-Ettifaq, Abha and Al-Khaleej.
The 32-year-old centre-back has also had stints with French clubs Monaco, Lens and Toulouse, German outfits Ingolstadt and Wolfsburg, and Turkish club Fenerbache.
Born in France but able to represent Congo through his mother’s heritage, Tisserand made the most recent of his 35 senior appearances for the African nation in June 2022.
Meanwhile, 37-year-old Da Silva is returning to the A-League after leaving the Victory at the end of the 2023-24 season to join French second division club Clermont
Da Silva made 42 appearances in his season-and-a-half stint with the Melbourne club, and twice won the Victory’s player-of-the-year award.
Macarthur will meet Newcastle in an Australia Cup quarter-final on Sunday week at the Maitland Showgrounds.
In the other quarter-finals, NPL Victoria club Heidelberg United hosts Wellington Phoenix on Tuesday night, Avondale takes on fellow NPL outfit Brisbane City on Wednesday night, and Sydney FC meets Auckland FC on Saturday week at a yet-to-be confirmed venue.
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