Melbourne City interim boss Aurelio Vidmar has confirmed talks are underway to seal a return as permanent coach next season, with limited squad turnover planned after their elimination final loss to 10-man Melbourne Victory on penalties.
Despite outshooting their opponent 30 to 16 and playing 81 minutes with a one-player advantage after Zinedine Machach's red card, City was unable to put Victory away throughout Sunday evening's elimination final, shipping an 88th-minute equaliser to Nishan Velupillay before falling to a Paul Izzo-inspired Victory in the shootout.
