Things just keep getting worse for Wellington Phoenix with a report captain Andrew Durante will leave the club to join Western United next season.
According to Stuff, Durante has told the club he intends to leave Wellington and will follow Mark Rudan to Melbourne.
The 37-year-old was widely expected to retire at season's end but never ruled out playing on nor exactly where his future would lie should he decide against hanging up the boots.
After a strong season with the Nix, Rudan was finally unveiled as Western United's inaugural coach last month with former Wellington players Filip Kurto and Max Burgress already signed on with the club.