Western Sydney have confirmed captain Nikolai Topor-Stanley has left the Wanderers to take up a deal with a United Arab Emirates club.
The veteran defender was granted permission by the A-League last week to finalise a deal with Hatta Sports club in a move that signalled an end to his time in Blacktown.
“In football, opportunities such as this rarely come around and when it was presented to me I knew that it was something I had to explore,” said Topor-Stanley said.
A foundation player from their inception four years ago, Topor-Stanley departs as the most-capped Wanderer with 236 games, including three grand final appearances and a famous Asian Champions League triumph.
His exit leaves Shannon Cole and coach Tony Popovic as the remaining members since their inception into the league in 2012-13.
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