ADELAIDE United will take on La Liga club Malaga this month as Adelaide Oval welcomes the world game in blockbuster fashion.

The Advertiser understands Adelaide Oval staff who had intended to take leave over the mid-season AFL break have been told they will be required to work a major event on Friday, July 25, at Adelaide Oval.

A July clash is the perfect off-season preparation for European clubs and the Reds, who host Melbourne Victory on October 17 at Adelaide Oval.

Neither AFL clubs Adelaide or Port Adelaide play at Adelaide Oval in the last weekend of July.

Adelaide United’s former Barcelona youth coach Josep Gombau enjoys a bulging contact book from Argentine great Lionel Messi to the greats of Spain’s golden generation.

However, it is Gombau’s links with La Liga officials that stand to deliver a slice of overdue football heaven.

South Australia was outflanked by eastern states and Canberra who will host Tim Cahill’s Socceroos in Asian Cup fixtures through January 2015.

The Spanish government is using glamour La Liga clubs to spread its “culture and brand”.

This month’s exhibition game could lead to Adelaide’s possible inclusion in a Spanish-run LFP World Club summer tournament.

Malaga could also play against Perth Glory this month.

Luring one of the Spanish big three, Real Madrid, Barcelona or Atletico Madrid would be an outlandish coup.

However, high calibre outfits such Javi Gracia’s Malaga would pack a venue that has been restricted to cricket and AFL fixtures since the completion of a $535 million, tax-payer funded upgrade.

Malaga — supported by many English expats along the “coast of the sun” — boast the likes of former Bayern Munich and Manchester City striker Roque Santa Cruz, and Liverpool loan forward Luis Alberto on the books.

Gombau has spent the off-season in Catalonia where he met with La Liga officials and searched for players and expertise to bolster the Reds.

Landing La Liga opposition for the Reds in a one-off or ongoing arrangement would provide a massive boost at Hindmarsh and game in general.

Gombau is preparing for a busy pre-season, appointed to steer the A-League All-Stars against Italian powerhouse Juventus at ANZ Stadium on 10 August.

A La Liga side taking on the Reds adds lustre to an A-League that is set to welcome Spanish super star David Villa and England stalwart Frank Lampard at Melbourne City this season.

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