SPANISH FIFA 2010 World Cup winner David Villa is headlining a posse of superstars targeting the A-League after the Brazilian tournament.

Villa, 32, will join Melbourne City — formerly Heart — from October until December on loan from City’s US major league soccer sister club New York City.

With Adelaide United on Friday expected to announce it has signed Dylan McGowan, 22, after the Adelaide-born defender passed a Reds medical test on Thursday, the A-League is destined to be flooded with spectacular options of hiring the best guns in world football.

Dylan’s brother Ryan — both products of Para Hills — is a Socceroos defender likely to face Villa in Brazil when Australia meets Spain on June 24, in the World Cup Group B’s final match.

But Villa is just one of an impressive foreign legion wanting to call the A-League home.

World Cup bound megastars Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon), Cristian Rodriguez and Diego Lugano (Uruguay), former England internationals Shaun Wright-Phillips and David Dunn and Israeli international Yossi Benayoun have agents currently working on snaring A-League contracts.

Villa and Rodriguez this season won Spain’s la Liga title with Atletico Madrid and a runner up UEFA Champions League medal 13 days ago.

Australian based agent Jose Martinez said some A-League clubs had shown interest in signing forward Rodriguez, 29, and defender Lugano, 33, who played for England’s West Brom last season.

The pair featured in Uruguay’s 2-0 friendly match win over Slovenia in Montevideo on Thursday.

“They are two of the finest players Uruguay has produced,’’ said Martinez from Sydney.

“I have offered both of them to some clubs in the A-League, clubs that have been targeted.

“There is definite interest.”

Martinez believes Lugano and Rodriguez won’t have any trouble landing contracts after Uruguay faces Italy, England and Costa Rica in Group D of the World Cup as Villa looks to help Spain retain the trophy.

Villa is also Spain’s leading scorer and has won three La Liga titles, a UEFA Champions League trophy and will represent Spain for a third World Cup.

But with Dylan McGowan — a former defender with Scottish club Hearts — destined to strengthen Adelaide’s defence for the new season, Reds Argentine forward Jeronimo Neumann has been shopped to other A-League clubs.

But Adelaide-born forward Christian Esposito, 23, is expected to join Adelaide for pre season training this month after ending his four-year contract with Italian Serie B club Novara while Newcastle Jets is expected to name ex Socceroos Adrian Madaschi, 31, as its new signing.