Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
AAP
AAP
Sport
Anna Harrington

Reds to chase striker signing in January

Kusini Yengi has suffered an injury setback that will have Adelaide seeking cover for the striker. (AAP)

Adelaide United will turn to the January transfer window in search of a striker as they attempt to fix their A-League Men goalscoring woes following another injury setback to Kusini Yengi.

The 10th-placed Reds have just three draws and two losses from their opening five games, scoring four goals in that time.

Yengi suffered a quad injury on Thursday, a day before the Reds suffered a 1-0 loss to Western United.

"He had his scans today and the first diagnosis is that it doesn't look great," Veart said.

"He'll be out for an extended time. How long that is, I'm not 100 per cent sure.

"So we'll have to maybe have a look in the January transfer window to look to bring in a striker because that's what we're lacking at the moment. We need someone who can score goals.

"The club will have to have a good look to see if we can find a striker."

After their match against Perth was postponed because the Glory were stranded in Queensland due to a COVID-19 case, Adelaide now don't have another league game in 2021 and will look to reset.

"We've got an FFA Cup game coming up. And then we lead into January where there's a lot of games," Veart said.

"We'll have a little bit of time to regroup, have a good look at our performances in the first five games and work on those areas that we need to improve on.

"Because I'm mostly happy with the way we're playing, we're just not scoring goals.

"We just have to keep knocking on the door and it will come. The boys' effort tonight was tremendous.

"The style of football was good, it's just the final ball."

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.