"Words cannot describe how I'm feeling right now but I'm extremely excited for this opportunity to develop myself further here in Munich and represent my country and New Zealand football," Singh wrote on Instagram after the announcement.

Singh understands his responsibility in signing for the German giants casts well beyond his own career. The second coming of Wynton Rufer, Singh now holds the torch for football in an entire country.

But it's an increasingly enticing flame.

Wellington boss Ufuk Talay could barely contain his disappointment at losing the dynamic midfielder, but he had a reason to remain positive about the afterglow Singh's massive transfer may have on the club and New Zealand football.

"You don't expect to lose anybody but at the end of the day he's a young talent who has done very well and it's a great opportunity for the player himself," Talay told stuff.co.nz.

"One thing we can't do is stand in players' way when they have these opportunities. Is it a blow for me? Yes.

"Is Sarpreet a good player? Yes. Would he have been influential for us this season? I believe yes again.

"Whether it is the first team or the reserve team, they see the potential in Sarpreet and see that he can become an even better player. 

"It's a big thing not just for Sarpreet but the Phoenix and New Zealand Football in general. I think it will open up the eyes of the players in New Zealand. We are the only professional club so this is where you want to be."

Singh's massive transfer is one of the biggest in the A-League's history...yet it doesn't have much to do with the A-League.

Talay is right to claim responsibility on the behalf of Paul Temple and the other hard-working staff at the Wellington Phoenix Football Academy, it was they, not the New Zealand FA, that are responsible for the fantastic talent Singh is today.

But Talay touched on something much greater when he noted that Singh's transfer "will open up the eyes of the players in New Zealand".

Turns out, young Kiwi talent may have a significant advantage over their Aussie brothers, one that may continue to widen as both the Asian and Oceania confederations grow stronger.

For us Aussies, maybe it's a lesson.

Maybe we abandoned our confederation, just when it could have benefited us most, to hop on an already brimming AFC bandwagon that never wanted us in the first place.

For awhile we chucked our weight around and seemed to have muscled out a place, but now we're on the outer, both in popularity and results.

Meanwhile, New Zealand's stepped up and taken our place in Oceania as best they could. They're more than just a big fish in a little pond, beating up on American Samoa while looking enviously over our shoulders into Asia.

They're becoming the source of inspiration for their confederation that we never were, launching the careers of Oceanian talent like Roy Krishna, and representing the confederation admirably at FIFA's showpiece tournaments. Soon they'll even have a direct route to World Cup qualification.

Singh's transfer is just a drop in the ocean. But that's the thing about Karma. It starts as just a little ripple, which speaks of bigger things to come.