Melbourne Victory's marquee player Oliver Bozanic looks to be on the way out of AAMI Park, with talks ongoing for him to join a J-League club before the Japanese transfer window shuts at the end of March.

The former Socceroos midfielder was left out of the squad completely last Saturday and was an onlooker as his teammates destroyed Perth Glory 4-1 to all but mathematically seal second place on the A-League table.

Turning Japanese: There are rumours of an impending move for Oliver Bozanic. Credit:Getty Images

If Victory can move Bozanic on it will help them try to retain the services of out-of-contract star James Troisi, who could be elevated to marquee status in a bid to keep him at the club for another season.

The club, as ever, is tight-lipped about the contractual status of its players but has admitted that it is in discussions about the future of Troisi, who has been in scintillating form this season and has won a Socceroos recall as a result.