SYDNEY FC have finally lost Terry Antonis but are weighing up a move for Young Socceroos striker Corey Gameiro to boost Frank Farina's scoring stocks.

Antonis and Gameiro will both play in the U20 World Cup in Turkey later this month, with the former heading to Italy afterwards to begin a four-year deal with Parma after Sydney finally acceded to Parma's request to pay the $300,000 transfer fee in instalments.

It came after entreaties from the players union, and Sydney chief executive Tony Pignata said the club only gave way for the good of Antonis.

Since the Sky Blues first refused the request from Parma, they say the Italian side ignored phone calls and emails - with Sydney only agreeing to the instalment plan after getting FFA backing over potential sanctions if the remaining money isn't paid.

"In the end we said yes when we could have kept on pushing because it was starting to weigh on Terry's mind," Pignata said yesterday. "With the U20 World Cup coming up, that wasn't fair. Reluctantly we've agreed to the terms Parma requested, but we've made sure there are sanctions available to us if they don't pay the rest on time."

Gameiro meanwhile is a free agent after his contract with Fulham finished - including loan spells with PSV Eindhoven and Wellington Phoenix. Now he is hoping that a successful tournament, on the back of scoring all six of Australia's goals in qualifying, will raise demand among A-League clubs.

It's understood that Sydney held talks with Gameiro before the 20-year-old signed a short-term deal with Wellington Phoenix last season, and remain interested in the highly-rated forward for next season.

It's unlikely that Gameiro's future will be clarified before the U20 series, in which Australia face Colombia, El Salvador and World Cup hosts Turkey.

The striker said earlier this week that he was in talks with several A-League clubs, and would make a decision after the tournament.

Sydney's long-anticipated official signing of fullback Pedj Bojic is likely to happen in the middle of the month, once the 29-year-old - released by the Mariners early from his contract to facilitate the move - has returned from a holiday in the US.

Bojic sought a release from the A-League champions after tiring of the daily commute to the Central Coast from his home in Sydney.

Originally published as Antonis to ham it up in Parma