Perth Glory stars Chris Coyne, Mile Sterjovski and Jacob Burns are among those seeking a January move in order to make sure they keep playing football right up until Verbeek announces his Socceroos squad for South Africa.

And while their club knew this would be the case when they signed the trio, it leaves them without three of their biggest hitters at the business end of the season.

Others like Sydney FC's Alex Brosque and SImon Colosimo have also been linked with a move away, although the club has insisted they must stay until the end of the season.

But Professional Footballers Australia CEO Brendan Schwab believes it is possible to achieve a solution that gives players the best chance of making the World Cup without weakening the A-League just as the competition enters the finals stage.

In future years, he feels an A-League season running through to a finals series in April/May (in line with most European leagues) would go a long way to ending the club versus country debate.

And this year, he has proposed Verbeek gather together a 23-strong group of A-League players  for a pre-World Cup camp for training and matches in a controlled environment.

"The reason this conundrum exists for players in the first place is because the A-League season ends in March," said Schwab. "This needs urgent review.

"It is not in the interests of the A-League, the clubs, the broadcaster and league and club commercial partners that the quality and integrity of the competition is compromised at its most important point.

"In the digital era, the media platforms exist to enable the A-League season to run right through to the week before the UEFA Champions League final in May each year."

Schwab said that players scattering to different parts of the globe in January and March offered no guarantees of game time.

He believes an A-League 'hopefuls' camp could allow players to play matches and give Verbeek and his coaching staff the chance to assess daily performance.

Schwab added: "Whilst this would not entirely replicate the elite levels of European club football, it would provide a controlled environment for Verbeek, avoid the complexities associated with short-term overseas transfers and allow players to protect their long term A-League careers.

"Moreover, it would preserve the integrity of the A-League Championship on the eve of the Finals Series."