Central Coast Mariners cash in as Trent Sainsbury, Daniel McBreen move overseas Dream move: Trent Sainsbury's move to Holland could boost the classy young defender's World Cup chances. Central Coast Mariners have lost two of their championship winning stars in one evening after selling Trent Sainsbury to Dutch club PEC Zwolle and veteran forward Daniel McBreen to Shanghai SIPG. The club confirmed that they bowed to pressure from their supporter group to allow McBreen to finalise a lucrative move to China in what is expected to the last transfer of his career while defender Trent Sainsbury sealed his long-awaited move to Europe after signing a 2-year deal with PEC just hours before the close of the January transfer window. Despite attracting the attention of rival Dutch club FC Utrecht, teams in Switzerland as well as Bolton Wanderers in recent months, Sainsbury opted to sign for the mid-table Eredivisie club where he is hoping to establish himself as a first-team player immediately. Deadlock broken: Daniel McBreen's move to China means the veteran striker will miss the key clash against the Roar on Sunday. The 22-year-old agreed to terms with PEC Zwolle on Thursday but had to wait until Friday afternoon to finalise his move because of a disagreement over the transfer fee between the clubs. It's understood that PEC submitted an initial offer that triggered the minimum-fee release clause in Sainsbury's previous contract, yet the Mariners were asking for a higher amount as required by his new deal, which is said to take effect at the start of next season. The parties held emergency talks on Friday afternoon to resolve the dispute regarding the interpretation of the clause, and struck a deal worth $210,000 on the last day of the European winter transfer window. Sainsbury was delighted to join the ninth-placed Eredivisie club but said it was with a heavy heart that he would be leaving the A-League champions. "I am happy but it's going to be hard to leave the boys," Sainsbury said on Friday. The players here are like family to me, and the fans have always done the right thing by me, I've loved my time here. The Mariners are a real family club, and while I don't know each and every supporter individually, I am sad to leave such a great bunch of people. The Mariners are reportedly in talks to sign veteran defender Eddy Bosnar as a replacement for Sainsbury despite the 33-year-old having trained with Sydney for the past week while searching for a new club. Central Coast chief executive Bruce Stalder praised the contribution of Sainsbury and said a replacement centre-back would be unveiled in the near future. "The club has secured a good transfer fee for Trent, which will be reinvested back into the playing squad and other club initiatives,"" Stalder said. ""In regards to the specific loss of Trent, we expect to be able to announce a new defensive signing within the coming days." Having sealed his move to Europe, Sainsbury will increase his chances of becoming a bolter in the Socceroos squad for the 2014 World Cup. The youngster is widely regarded as one of the best defensive prospects in Australia, and while he has been selected in past national team camps, he is yet to make his international debut. Another Australian defender playing regular football in Europe will be a significant boost for Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou after defender Rhys Williams was all but ruled out of the World Cup after rupturing his Achilles tendon during a match for his club, Middlesbrough, in England. Meanwhile, the Mariners agreed to a financial agreement with Shanghai SIPG to allow 36-year-old McBreen to seal his move to China next week. The striker was dismayed with the club's initial decision to dig their heels in over a transfer fee - potentially scrapping his chance of one last large pay cheque before retirement - but was delighted that a deal was struck. "Being with the Mariners has been one of the most enjoyable times in my football career," McBreen said on Friday. But at this time in my life I need to think about my family, and another opportunity like this might not happen again I am extremely grateful to the Mariners for coming to this agreement, and I am sure that the team will continue to perform strongly - as they have done many times in the past when losing players. Despite joining Shanghai next week, McBreen will not be eligible to play against Brisbane Roar on Sunday due to his transfer already being completed.