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Former Melbourne Victory goalkeeper Ante Covic and ex-Newcastle striker Labinot Haliti were officially announced as the latest additions for the new club ahead of their debut in the A-League on October 6.

Wanderers FC coach Tony Popovic put his squad, which now stands at nine players, plus a host of trialists through a light session at Blacktown International Sportspark on Monday morning.

But he dismissed weekend speculation linking him with a move for veteran Inzaghi as a marquee for the fledgling club.

"There will be rumours every day about who we are supposed to be signing," he said. "But I have not had any discussions about that player.

"A name like that will always excite the fans and people around football to see if it's possible.

"But a name in a paper is far away from becoming a reality."

Things will obviously ramp up from here for the club with just over three months until their opening fixture against the Central Coast but Popovic described their first session as a 'special day'.

"This has been a long time coming but as a player and a coach this is where you want to be, out on the park," an emotional Popovic said.

"A lot has happened in a short space of time, we've been busy preparing and we're all very excited and ready to go."

Popovic paid tribute to his latest signings and said: "They are two experienced players.

"Ante had a fantastic season last year and deserves to be playing at the highest level and Labinot is a great professional who will add a lot of value to our squad."

Covic, 36, joins the Wanderers after being released by Victory at the end of last season, despite taking out the club's Player of the Year award.

While disappointed with the way things finished in Melbourne, the veteran gloveman denied he was out to prove them wrong for letting him go.

"My performance last year spoke for itself... I have been very happy with the way my career has been going. What happened last year at Victory was out of my control," he said.

"That was a chapter closed in my book and I was always looking forward to the future. It is great to be part of a fresh, new club in the heartland of Australian football.

"It is a huge buzz."

Covic and Haliti, who both played for Jets in the A-League, join fellow former Newcastle stars Mark Bridge, Nikolai Topor-Stanley and Tarek Elrich at the Wanderers.

Aaron Mooy, Kwabena Appiah-Kubi, Michael Beauchamp and Shannon Cole are the other players who are official signings for the club.

Included in a host of trialists today were ex-Gold Coast United Tahj Minniecon and former Central Coast Mariners Panny Nikas and Marc Warren as well as some local State League hopefuls.

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