Melbourne City director of football Michael Petrillo says his club are in negotiations with Celtic over the future of Marco Tilio.
The winger joined City on loan from the Scottish Premiership champions over a year ago.
He has impressed for the club in the A-League this season, scoring five goals and assisting as many across 19 appearances.
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The 23-year-old started at the weekend as his side defeated city rivals Melbourne Victory to win the A-League Grand Final and end the campaign on the most almighty of highs.
And now, with decisions looming on players ahead of the summer, Petrillo has given the latest on Tilio's future: "We're still negotiating whether he stays another year or goes to Europe," he told the Football Fever podcast.
"We hope he stays another year."
The player himself admitted his future remains uncertain following Saturday's showpiece final: "I feel in a really good place," he said.
"My future is obviously up in the air at the moment, so I'm unsure what is going to happen.
"It's always been about just playing well. I know when I'm playing well that people are always watching.
"I want to do everything I can to help Australia qualify for another World Cup.
"I took everything in from last camp and put myself in the position now where I feel I’m better for it. I just want to execute everything that I know that I can, and put myself in the position to hopefully be in the squad and play.
"It's been 18 months since I’ve actually stepped on the pitch for the national team.
"So I think it’s at that time now that I put myself in a position to play well, get an opportunity to do well, and hopefully, sort of cement a spot in there."
