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The future of Ruben Zadkovich will be discussed this week as clubs, including Western Sydney Wanderers, show an interest in the in-form Newcastle Jets midfielder.
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Zadkovich, who is having a strong season and has recently been a stand-in captain while Jobe Wheelhouse was out injured, is off contract at the end of the season with A-League sides and some from abroad circling.
Buddy Farah, Zakovich's manager, told The World Game his client was enjoying his time at the Jets but had to consider every offer that came his way.
"At this stage, Ruben will be looking at all of his options," Farah said. "He's coming off contract as one of the hottest players on the market.
"He will give Newcastle first priority to deal with him but if they can't come to the party he will have to consider what else is available.
"I'll be at Newcastle for the Roar game and I've got a meeting with the officials, including (chief executive) Robbie Middleby, there.
"We'll just have a chat during the game. I'll see what they've got on their minds and I'll let them know what we've got on our minds."
Zadkovich, 26, has been one of Newcastle's best this campaign and has become a mainstay as Jets coach Gary van Egmond has been forced to chop and change in the search of a winning formation.
"The Jets have got to understand that Ruben has been one of their better players this year and that he has attracted interest accordingly," Farah said.
"It's not just from the A-League, but from overseas as well.
"Ruben is a leader. He gives his all every week and is a respectable guy.
"The Jets have got to decide where he ranks as a priority. He is a professional footballer and he knows his value.
"Ruben likes it there but if they don't come to the party and meet his expectations then it's possible he could go somewhere else."
Meanwhile, Wanderers executive chairman Lyall Gorman told The World Game that while the club was interested in Zadkovich as a possible addition to the squad for next season, there was no guarantee it would make an offer.
That would depend on how the club's roster looked after its player retention process was completed.
"He is a talented player, but whether we make an offer or not will depend on who re-signs here and.... whether we need to add a right-side player. It will become clearer in a little while," Gorman said.
Five Wanderers players - Aaron Mooy, Mark Bridge, Nikolai Topor-Stanley, Reece Caira and Kwabena Appiah-Kubi - began this season on two-year contracts. Six other players - Shannon Cole, Adam D'apuzzo, Michael Beauchamp, Ante Covic, Mateo Poljak and Jerome Polenz - have since been re-signed for next season.
The club has also this week signed Rocky Visconte in on a short-term deal until the end of this season, with the possibility he could have his deal extended into next season depending on form.
Gorman, Wanderers coach Tony Popovic and the rest of the club's retention committee met on Thursday and would begin having contract discussions with another group of existing Wanderers players next week.
That group will include marquee player Shinji Ono. The Japanese star has an option for a second season, which Gorman described as "an option for us to discuss new terms with him".
Asked if he was confident Ono would be back on deck for the 2013-2014 season, Gorman replied: "Ideally, we will end up in a position where we can agree to terms, but it's not for me to try to predict what may or may not happen.
"All I can say is that we know Shinji is very happy at the club and we're very happy with him."
Gorman said the next group of existing players were no less a priority than the six who have been re-signed.
"It's just the way it has worked out," he said. "Ono is in the second group, and he obviously wouldn't be a lesser priority.
"We're just going through the list in stages, and after the crowded schedule of games during the holiday period we have identified next week as the time to begin the next stage."
Jets CEO Middleby did not immediately return TWG phone call.