After losing Bernie Ibini and Filip Holosko at the end of the season, the Sky Blues lost pace and power in their forward line and believe the speed and movement of Ferreira would compliment their current wide players, David Carney, Milos Ninkovic and Adrian Mierzejewski.

Should Ferreira move to Moore Park in January, it raises questions as to how coach Graham Arnold will manage his squad during the Asian Champions League as the former Chelsea youth player would not be registered as a local player. While Ferreira spent five years in the A-League and may be eligible to apply for Australian citizenship, he does not yet have an Australian passport. The continental competition's regulations permit four foreign players per club, one of which reserved specifically for an Asian player.

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Signing a fast-paced winger is a priority for the Sky Blues before the busy end of season schedule after their depth in wide areas has already been tested due to an injury to Mierzejewski. The Polish international missed the Sky Blues' 1-0 win over Melbourne City on Friday night that propelled Sydney to the top of the table with Arnold suggesting it was largely as a precaution.

"I think if we maybe played in Sydney he would have been fine but with the travel and knowing this field as well as I do it's fast, it's slippery, it's hard and the most important thing for us that we get him right. He's come from the Middle East where the training and the intensity of the game isn't what it is here," Arnold said after the game. "The most important thing is we get him right, he's ready and he's available for the whole season, not just a couple of weeks."