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THIS is the man Brisbane Roar have earmarked as their new Besart Berisha.
Mike Hanke, a 30-year-old forward who played for Germany at the 2006 World Cup, is the Roar's preferred option to replace star striker Berisha, according to Fox Sports.
Berisha is next season defecting to Melbourne Victory on a marquee deal worth more than $1.5 million over two years.
Hanke, who played alongside Roar star Thomas Broich for Germany's under-21 team, is currently on the books of Bundesliga outfit SC Freiburg.
The 185cm attacker has scored three goals in 22 appearances, of which 13 have been off the bench, in all competitions for Freiburg this season.
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However, Hanke has not played since coming on as a substitute in his club's 1-1 draw with Hoffenheim on February 8.
Hanke last year joined Freiburg on a free transfer from Borussia Monchengladbach, where he spent the best part of three seasons.
He has also played for in Bundesliga for Wolfsburg, Hannover 96 and Schalke 04, where he was part of the 2002 German Cup-winning squad.
Hanke, who made the last of his 12 appearances for Germany in 2007, was one of three European players the Roar had been scouting in their search to find a suitable replacement for Berisha, widely regarded as the A-League's most feared marksman.
Berisha, who has scored 46 goals in 73 A-League appearances for Brisbane, returns from suspension on Saturday night to spearhead the Roar's attack against Central Coast Mariners at Suncorp Stadium in the last round of the regular season.
Besart Berisha is ending his time at the Roar after this season. Picture: Darren England. Source: News Corp Australia
While the Roar have already won the premiership and earned a rest on the opening weekend of the finals series, the Mariners are among host of teams vying for second place.
But by the time Saturday night's match kicks off, second spot may already be out of reach for the Mariners depending on results of other matches.
Central Coast coach Phil Moss also has his side's AFC Champions League clash on Wednesday against FC Seoul in Gosford to ponder in deciding on who will start tonight.
"We've got a massive game on Wednesday night. That certainly plays a part (in selection)," Moss told The Courier-Mail on Friday.
"But we're going up there to really make a game of it and try to spoil Brisbane's party."
Moss said his team would revel in its underdog status against a Roar side that are 13 points ahead of the Mariners on the ladder.
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"No-one gives us a chance. I read somewhere that we're seven dollars outsiders. That's basically 1000 to one," he said.
"All the talk's been about Brisbane and how many goals they'll put on us and how much momentum they'll take into the finals.
"That suits us. We'll just go up there quietly, go about our business and do what we always do, and make a game of it and see how we come out the other end."
Moss said there were no secrets about how the Mariners would approach the task against Brisbane and knew that Roar coach Mike Mulvey had planned accordingly.
"As Mike said in the media, we'll sit back and we'll defend on our two banks of four and our two strikers and try to catch them on the counter — he knows our game plan," the Mariners boss said.
"We've just got to execute it as well as we can.
"We know how Brisbane play as well. We have to nullify their threats and we certainly believe there are some areas we can try to exploit."
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