Central Coast Mariners to sign Scottish fullback Ziggy Gordon and Korean DUI duo

A-League wooden-spooners the Central Coast Mariners are aiming to bounce back from a horror season and coach Alen Stajcic has moved to tie up four overseas signings.

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The Central Coast Mariners are poised to tie up a quartet of foreign signings within days, including a Scottish fullback and the Korean duo on trial with the club in the wake of drink-driving convictions in their homeland.

Defender Ziggy Gordon will join from Scottish Premier League side Hamilton Academicals, after his planned move to Dinamo Bucharest fell through in recent days and he rejected the chance to play a second spell in Poland.

Meanwhile Korean pair Kim Eun-sun and Lee Sang-ho will be offered contracts once FIFA and the K-League confirm that they are eligible to sign in the wake of being sacked by their Korean clubs late last year for drink-driving offences.

Hamilton Academicals defender Ziggy Gordon is on his way to the Mariners. Picture: Getty Images

Mariners boss Alen Stajcic also hopes to bring in a fourth visa player by the end of next week, as he moves quickly to overhaul his squad in the wake of yet another failed season.

The DUI duo have impressed enough at training for the club to move quickly to sign them, having satisfied themselves that their misdemeanours were isolated incidents.

“They're doing very well, they've been embraced by the group and they've performed well at training,” Stajcic said. “A decision is imminent but they've done very well. We've done our due diligence so we'll see how we go.

“We've just come to (another) agreement so hopefully that comes to fruition with a player from the Scottish Premier League (Gordon).

Central Coast Mariners coach Alen Stajcic. Picture: AAP

“Then we have one more visa player who we've also come to agreement with and hopefully we can get all that finalised by the end of next week.”

The Mariners have also made a significant offer to Sydney FC and Australian U20 captain Ryan Teague, and have confirmed the return to the Sky Blues of winger Danny de Silva after the expiry of his loan there.

“Danny's a fantastic player,” said Stajcic. “He's been the kid we're all talking about for a long time since he was 16 or 17 at Perth.

“I've seen him play over the years and he's a wonderful player who hasn't had the consistency of being a starting player for a long time.

“I know that given good preparation and a lot of game time, he'll start to fulfil his potential.”