Perth Glory football director Stan Lazaridis revealed Austrian giants RB Salzburg are looking at signing teenage defender Andriano Lebib.
A graduate of Perth’s academy, Lebib has made eight Isuzu UTE A-League appearances since debuting in 2023-24, with seven of those coming this season.
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The 19-year-old has now caught the eye of 17-time Austrian Bundesliga champions Salzburg, according to Lazaridis – who provided an update on Glory’s future and plans following a second consecutive wooden-spoon finish.
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“It is what it is guys. I’m not here to give excuses, I’m here to give solutions of where we’re heading is the way I think is best,” Lazaridis said in an interview with ‘Nice Drop of Port’.
“We’ve got our kids who are going to be one year on and are going to be so much better.
“Unfortunately we lost Jaylan Pearman to QPR. We’ve got one or two others who have been offered. We lost Joel Anasmo to Jeonbuk Motors (in South Korea).
“We have Andriano Lebib who is a machine that an Austrian club – Salzburg – are looking at him.
“So, there’s really good elements there. Some of the contracts are coming out, we have good players coming in and we want to do what Auckland’s done next season. We want to start well, good pre-season.”
