Footy star boyfriend of Australia’s hottest WAG Chelsea Becirevic lashes out in anger after his plans to leave the city she can’t stand were ruined

The ‘fed up’ AFL star boyfriend of Australia’s hottest WAG has returned fire at his critics after plans to trade him to a team in Melbourne fell through.

Port Adelaide ruck Ivan Soldo had been sounded out by St Kilda during the AFL draft period, which wraps up on Wednesday.

That would have been music to the ears of his partner Chelsea Becirevic, who had previously said that Adelaide had ‘been a struggle for me’ and she did not see herself living there permanently.

The influencer, who had followed Soldo from Richmond to the Power, even left Adelaide without her partner to work for an airline in Dubai.

There appeared to be light at the end of the tunnel for Becirevic when the Saints became interested in Soldo as a backup to ruck Rowan Marshall for 2025 and a move back to Melbourne appeared imminent.

However Nine’s Tom Morris reported that the deal will not transpire, with the Saints pulling out of the deal and leaving the big man in the lurch.

Soldo, who didn’t attend the club’s best and fairest awards night, has been criticised by AFL greats Nathan Buckley and Kane Cornes for ‘character’ issues following the saga – and now Soldo has lashed out in response.

‘I’m honestly fed up with this ridiculous narrative that seems to not stop circulating,’ he posted on Instagram.

In a post to social media, Soldo says he has no intention of leaving Port Adelaide

‘Let’s just clear some things up, the ONLY reason I didn’t attend the PAFC best and fairest was because it was on the same night as my best friends wedding, that I was the best man for. In which the club fully supported me to attend. If that reflects badly on my character then Kane our values clearly don’t align.

‘In regards to the trade, this happens every year and it’s just apart (sic) of the job. I’m still contracted with port and have no intentions of leaving.

‘Also, the bullying and hate towards my partner also needs to stop, this backwards narrative is getting old.’

Soldo’s statement came as Power boss Chris Davies told AFL Trade Radio that the player had permission to be at the wedding and was likely to stay at Port Adelaide.

‘I think Ivan hasn’t settled into Adelaide the way he would’ve liked and maybe the way we would’ve liked, and we have a part to play in that,’ Davies said.

Chelsea Becirevic told her supporters she was struggling in Adelaide before Soldo was involved in a possible move to St Kilda – but that now looks to have failed

Soldo (pictured with Becirevic) is adamant he will see out the remainder of his contract with the Power

‘We’ve got to try to help him settle into the city a little bit more and if he can’t do that we’ll probably be in this situation again next year.

‘Unless something happens today, he comes back to our club and fights for a ruck spot.

‘I think he’s probably staying.’

It now appears that Soldo will see out the remainder of his contract at Port Adelaide that expires in 2026.