RIVAL clubs are supposed to be off limits, but Sydney FC and Western Sydney Wanderers are planning to do the unthinkable, swapping players in a staggering deal.

According to reports in The Australian, the two Sydney teams are set to do a trade of goalkeepers, with Vedran Janjetovic and under-fire Andrew Redmayne to swap clubs.

Janjetovic, who has been granted personal leave from the Sky Blues, has made 84 appearances over three seasons since establishing himself as No.1 but this season he has found himself below new signing Danny Vukovic in the pecking order.

That led to links with Western Sydney, where Janjetovic would re-unite with old goalkeeper coach Zeljko Kalac.

Western Sydney Wanders goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne reacts after conceding against Melbourne Victory. Source: AAP

The swap would take Redmayne, whose recent performances have been criticised, to work with John Crawley again after having played under him at the Central Coast Mariners.

But while Sydney FC are willing to allow Janjetovic to put on the red and black of Western Sydney, the move has been delayed due to a reluctance from the Wanderers end to let Redmayne go the other way.

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SORENSEN SEES A CITY CUP TRANSFORMATION

Does today signal the start of a trophy-laden era for Melbourne City? Or will the FFA Cup final with Sydney FC be a false dawn for the cashed-up super club with a head office in Abu Dhabi?

Like everyone else, goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen isn’t sure which outcome awaits City in the club’s maiden decider. But he knows how a trophy can change the fate of a club.

Sorensen saw the transformation of Manchester City first hand, albeit in unfortunate personal circumstances.

The Danish gloveman was in goals for Stoke City for the 2011 FA Cup final, the first trophy won by Manchester City under the same ownership that now supports his Melbourne side.

The English Premier League powerhouse-in-waiting claimed their first trophy in 35 years when Yaya Toure struck home for a 1-0 win in the Wembley sunshine. Sorensen was an immense performer, producing 13 saves.

But the occasion was all about City, and Sorensen remembers the transformation the club took after that.

“It was a massive game for them. They were feeling the pressure as well,” he said.

“They were expected to win the final against us but it was a close game.

“They won the league the year after and the rest is history. Now they’re a top club and expected to win every year.

“That’s what we want to do here to but we need to get over the line (against Sydney FC).”

The 40-year-old said only victory at AAMI Park would suffice for the ambitious club.

“You can talk about it but at the end of the day you’ve got to win ... coming close all the time, that doesn’t really move you anywhere,” he said. “We’ve got the whole setup, the plans are in place.

“We’ve got a good enough squad.

“You’ve got to create that winning mentality, that winning culture, and the only way to do that is by winning trophies.”

GUI AMOR HANDED ANOTHER BAN

Adelaide United coach Guillermo Amor has been given an additional A-League ban of one game plus another two suspended for touching a match official.

Football Federation Australia’s independent disciplinary and ethics committee handed down its decision on Wednesday, two days after hearing Amor’s explanation for touching of fourth official Adam Fielding in the wake of a controversial decision during the Reds’ round seven 3-1 A-League loss to Perth.

If the Barcelona legend is expelled from any future match this season his suspended two-match ban will be activated.

NEW VICTORY KEEPER TO GRASP A-LEAGUE SHOT

Journeyman goalkeeper Matt Acton’s stunning A-League comeback story could continue when Melbourne Victory host Perth Glory on Friday night.

Acton kept a clean sheet in his Victory debut against Newcastle Jets last week when he filled in for first-choice stopper Lawrence Thomas, who remains in doubt with a finger injury.

Acton spent time with Brisbane Roar early in his career, but his last professional contract was with Kaya FC in the Philippines.