Milligan to sign new Victory deal until 2017

The 28-year-old midfielder, who played in Australia's 3-1 loss to Chile at the FIFA World Cup before a hamstring strain kept him out of his country's next two matches against Netherlands and Spain, will become Victory's Australian marquee player.

Milligan went very close to signing for Premier League club Crystal Palace before last season until Victory scuppered the deal due to a disagreement about the payment plan, while Baniyas of United Arab Emirates offered a transfer fee of one million Australian dollars but were knocked back.

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