The noticeable lack of Asian players in the A-League could be the trigger for the FFA to intervene and introduce a designated Asian-only visa position.

Of the 44 foreign visa players in the competition, only one - Western Sydney Wanderers marquee Shinji Ono - comes from Asia.

Fan favourite: Shinji Ono will leave the Wanderers at the end of the season. Credit:Getty Images

Given Ono is due to leave to leave the Wanderers in May, it makes for an embarrassing look for the competition in the build-up to the Asian Cup next January.

Talk around a designated Asian spot has bubbled away for some time, and has been discussed by the governing body before, only for the discussions to go nowhere.