Collingwood is set to add Oleg Markov to their rookie list, reports AFL Media’s Riley Beveridge.
The move comes just one day after the athletic defender began training at Carlton.
Markov had spent the pre-season with the Magpies at the AIA Centre but left for Carlton after Collingwood’s then final list spot was claimed by ruckman Oscar Steene.
But with key defender Charlie Dean joining the inactive list with a foot injury – also reported by Beveridge – another spot opened up with Markov now seemingly heading back to the Magpies.
The injury is a cruel setback for Dean who was reportedly in line for a Round 1 debut last year before had two separate foot injuries which kept him to just two VFL games in 2022.
With the Pre-Season Supplemental Period deadline on February 15, Collingwood will need to sign Markov before next Wednesday.
The former Richmond and Gold Coast dasher played 23 games for the Tigers between 2016 and 2020 and 28 games for the Suns in 2021 and 2022.