The Eredvisie club's coach Giovanni van Bronckhorst tore up Wilkshire's contract after the 33-year-old came back from holidays overweight.

Wilkshire was a fixture in the Socceroos team for a decade - collecting 80 caps, scoring eight goals and appearing at two World Cups.

There is a dearth of quality, experienced Australian players available to the A-League with most overseas Aussies contracted to European clubs at this time of year.

Wilkshire is an attractive option for A-League clubs because of his versatility - with the Aussie also having played eight times in the UEFA Europa League last season.

Having been predominantly been a right-back during his career, Wilkshire can also play left-back and midfield - which could be perking the interest of several A-League clubs with vacant marquee positions.

Melbourne Victory and Western Sydney Wanderers are in pole position to lure Wilkshire back to Australia.

The departure of defensive midfielder Mark Milligan has left a gaping hole in Victory's midfield that needs to be replaced.

There is question marks over whether Wilkshire would excel in the heart of a midfield but the fact he can also play in multiple defensive positions means the risk might be worth it.

Western Sydney are in a similar predicament having lost an experienced player in an important position.

While Wilkshire wouldn't replace Spiranovic directly, his experience and leadership would strengthen the defensive unit at Western Sydney.

This is all assuming that Wilkshire can get himself in condition to play professional football.

We don't want another Romario or Jardel on our hands.