{"id":873570,"date":"2026-08-30T07:10:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T07:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/873570\/"},"modified":"2026-08-30T07:10:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T07:10:19","slug":"james-overy-to-join-sydney-fc-man-utd-transfer-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/873570\/","title":{"rendered":"James Overy to join Sydney FC? | Man Utd transfer news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Manchester United youngster James Overy is reportedly set to join Sydney FC in the A-League Men.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the Daily Mail\u2019s Nathan Salt, Australian youth international fullback and Perth Glory academy graduate Overy will sign a three-year deal with the Sky Blues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is reportedly no fee involved, though there is a buy-back clause, matching rights and a sell-on percentage involved for the Premier League giants.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WRAP:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/football360.com.au\/aussies-abroad-socceroos-volpato-sassuolo-serie-a-goal-highlights-beach-troyes-okon-koln-kuol-transfer-news\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Socceroo\u2019s classy gesture after Serie A stunner ends 134-day wait as World Cup hero stands out and another Aussie enjoys memorable Bundesliga bow<\/a><br \/>AUSSIES ABROAD:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/football360.com.au\/mohamed-toure-norwich-city-burnley-efl-championship-goal-result-highlights-aussies-abroad\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mo Toure joins exclusive club after Socceroo fuels Norwich\u2019s first win of Championship season<\/a><br \/>\u2018HOW OLD IS HE?\u2019:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/football360.com.au\/lucas-herrington-hull-city-coventry-city-result-highlights-premier-league-socceroos-aussies-abroad\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Aussie phenom shows he is the \u2018real deal\u2019 with another Premier League clean sheet<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa James Overy to Sydney FC \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd34 Flying to Australia tonight and will sign 3-year deal<br \/>\ud83d\udd34 No fee involved from outset, I\u2019m told<br \/>\ud83d\udd34 Buy-back clause, matching rights and a sell-on % could net <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/mufc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#mufc<\/a> money down the line<br \/>\ud83d\udd34 Medical scheduled for next week<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/mufc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#mufc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/upbJUEi5vG\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/upbJUEi5vG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nathan Salt (@NathSalt1) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NathSalt1\/status\/2093353876640383435?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 28, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this month, Sydney head coach Patrick Kisnorbo was asked about the club\u2019s rumoured interest in the highly-rated 18-year-old.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt has been mentioned,\u201d Kisnorbo told <a href=\"https:\/\/aleagues.com.au\/news\/aleague-men-sydney-fc-transfer-news\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">aleagues.com.au<\/a>. \u201cI can\u2019t give too much away, but again, there are spots in our team, and it\u2019s only for people that will improve it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overy joined United from Perth Glory in 2024, having caught the eye during a pre-season friendly against West Ham.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also eligible to represent Scotland having previously played for their Under-19 team, Overy signed his first professional contract with United last year.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"998\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2273114529-e1784762182253.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46742\"  \/>James Overy in action for Manchester United. Photo: Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overy helped United reached the FA Youth Cup final last season, having been called up by the Socceroos for the first time ahead of November friendlies against Colombia and Venezuela, though he was an unused substitute.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since signing for United, Overy has featured for the club\u2019s youth teams, but also spent time training with the first team under both Ruben Amorim and new manager Michael Carrick.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2 GOALS IN 6 MINUTES!\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/football360.com.au\/notts-county-burton-luka-smyth-goals-highlights-league-one-aussies-abroad-who-is-he\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Coach\u2019s advice for Aussie who led celebrations after an 11-year first!<\/a><br \/>TEMPERS FLARE! <a href=\"https:\/\/football360.com.au\/nick-montgomery-marko-rudan-chinese-super-league-melee-what-happened-reaction-highlights-beijing-guoan-dalian-yingbo\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Two former A-League coaches at the centre of wild melee in Chinese Super League<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said the intensity and quality of those sessions is off the charts,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/football360.com.au\/james-overy-interview-socceroos-manchester-united-perth-glory-west-ham\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">telling Football360 in a recent interview<\/a>: \u201cIt\u2019s like you make one mistake and they\u2019re all onto you.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c\u2026 I\u2019ve only trained a couple times under (Michael) Carrick just because of being injured. The two times I trained under Carrick have been unreal. But I enjoyed it under Amorim.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe intensity was really high. Like I just really enjoyed it. Every single day you walk into training, you\u2019re training with Bruno (Fernandes), you\u2019re training with Casemiro, boys like that. The intensity is unbelievable, but the quality is the main difference.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He added: \u201cYou don\u2019t know if you\u2019re going to train (with the) 21s or first team until maybe like 20 minutes before the session, so you\u2019ve always got that buzz around. So obviously you go in, have your (breakfast) and then do your prehab and then you find out.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf I\u2019m training 21s I don\u2019t mind it but obviously when you get that call up when you\u2019re with the first team you\u2019re like \u2018alright let me get up for this session\u2019, you\u2019re excited.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2276254482.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46741\"  \/>James Overy at Manchester United. Photo: Getty Images<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Manchester United youngster James Overy is reportedly set to join Sydney FC in the A-League Men. 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