The A-League hasn’t seen the last of Bruno Fornaroli, with Melbourne City’s wantaway striker set to join Perth Glory.

Fornaroli will have to see out the remainder of this season at the Melbourne club before officially linking up with Tony Popovic’s Perth next season.

Bruno Fornaroli watches Melbourne City play from the stands. Source: Herald Sun

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City had been reluctant to offload the prolific striker to a rival A-League club despite Fornaroli being deemed surplus to requirements by coach Warren Joyce, but the Uruguayan is determined to remain in Australia.

Fornaroli hasn’t featured for City since November, with Joyce opting to play fullback Ritchie De Laet up front rather than recall the club’s goal machine and fan favourite back from exile.

Fornaroli signing for Perth would be a welcome resolution for Glory and A-League fans alike, who have missed watching the prolific striker for the bulk of the season.

But Popovic will be tasked with getting the Uruguayan match fit after he spent a spell on the sidelines with a serious injury last season, before playing just a handful of games for City at the start of this campaign.

There had been reports of Glory striker Andy Keogh moving in the opposite direction, but with City now set to land Jamie Maclaren and Keogh coming off contract at the end of the season, the Irish striker’s future at Perth remains unclear.

Meanwhile, City will be hoping to announce Maclaren’s signature ahead of this weekend’s trip to Sydney FC in what will be a major boost to the club.