CENTRAL Coast Mariners have late this afternoon granted captain Alex Wilkinson permission to fly to Korea Republic at the request of Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC for a period of seven days.

CENTRAL Coast Mariners have late this afternoon granted captain Alex Wilkinson permission to fly to Korea Republic at the request of Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC for a period of seven days.

No deal has currently been reached between Central Coast Mariners and the table-topping K-League club for the transfer of Wilkinson.

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC have expressed an interest in acquiring Wilkinson-s services, and the Mariners are committed to allowing the popular, long-serving defender the opportunity to discuss personal terms and decide whether a move to the K-League may be of interest to him and his family.

Wilkinson is due to return from Korea Republic to the Central Coast on Thursday 19 July, 2012.