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Soceroos fans do not want one of Australia’s shining lights to quit their national A-League.

And they will be furious to see him move between clubs owned by the same man.

Sheikh Mansour is best known for transforming Manchester City – but the billionaire’s global company City Football Group also own Melbourne City.

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To make matters worse, City will not even include the playmaker in their Premier League squad next season.

Mooy, 25 is expected to be farmed out to Belgium for a year to toughen up.

Melbourne knocked-back a £1million bid for Mooy from Saudi side Al-Nassr at the turn of the year.

He was on a youth scholarship at Bolton before switching to St Mirren – where he made his Scottish Premier League debut aged 20.