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Australia's hottest footy WAG is on the move, but will her AFL star boyfriend be able to follow her?
Port Adelaide star Ivan Soldo will have a big decision to make in the coming off-season, with his glamorous partner Chelsea Becirevic announcing she's bailing on South Australia.
Soldo began dating the influencer in 2022, and they soon became one of the most visible AFL couples as their public profiles grew.
However, their future seems uncertain, with Becirevic revealing she is leaving Adelaide and moving to Melbourne in the next month.
Chelsea posted a video to her Instagram story with the caption 'Melbourne, Victoria, Australia' with key and house emojis.
The video shows an upmarket property in Melbourne, with Soldo comfortably sitting in a chair and giving it his seal of approval.
Port Adelaide AFL star Ivan Soldo is pictured with his social media influencer girlfriend Chelsea Becirevic
But Becirevic has used a series of Instagram posts (pictured) to announce that she is leaving Adelaide within a month and moving to Melbourne
Becirevic is aiming for a spot in the city's trendy South Yarra or Prahran suburbs
She added: 'Moving back to Melb in a month! Please DM me your fave places in South Yarra/Prahan [sic] or around that area for ... brows/lashes, laser, botox/injectables, nails.'
However, Soldo is currently contracted to the Port Adelaide Football Club until the end of the 2026 AFL season and is pushing hard for a return to first grade.
He was named in Port Adelaide's extended AFL squad last weekend and then dominated for the Magpies in the second-tier SANFL with 36 hitouts along with six clearances and six tackles.
Further complicating the move, Chelsea has joined subscription platform Fanfix to share exclusive content and grow her brand as she prepares to launch a fashion label with Soldo later this year.
Chelsea previously worked as a flight attendant in Dubai, saying that she wanted to get out of the City of Churches.
'He [Soldo] had to move to Adelaide for his career and tbh it's been a struggle for me,' she told her Instagram followers in May last year.
'It [living in Adelaide] is just not for me permanently. Temporarily it's fine. But long term in aus I think Melbourne or Gold Coast are for me... maybe even Syd.'
However, she quit her airline job in September 2024 to move back to Australia and support Soldo in Adelaide.
It remains unclear whether Soldo (pictured with Becirevic) will also be moving to Melbourne, as he is contracted to Port Adelaide for the 2026 season
The couple made a long-distance relationship work when Becirevic (pictured) spent time working for an airline in the Middle East last year
Soldo (pictured left playing against Melbourne) is fighting to get back into the top flight after being relegated to the SANFL, but was denied a trade request to Victoria in the preseason
The couple faced intense media scrutiny in 2024 when Soldo requested a trade from Port Adelaide just one year into his contract, amid speculation that Chelsea's dissatisfaction with life in Adelaide was a factor.
Chelsea publicly denied those rumours, writing on Instagram that she had been unfairly blamed for her partner's career decisions and that it 'wasn't anyone's business'.
Their relationship milestone of moving into their first home together in Adelaide was widely covered as a counter to the split rumours and seen as proof of commitment.
Soldo's absence from Port Adelaide's Best and Fairest awards night in late 2024 attracted criticism, including suggestions that he was being disrespectful to teammates and club tradition.
He defended his absence by stating he was best man at his friend's wedding - an excuse fully supported by the club - and took aim at critics like Nathan Buckley and Kane Cornes for questioning his character.
Soldo also spoke out against harassment directed at Chelsea, calling for an end to the 'bullying' and 'backwards narrative' that positioned her at the centre of the off‑field drama.
The couple have made a long-distance relationship work before, when Chelsea worked overseas while Ivan was in Adelaide.
The ruckman previously asked for a trade back to Victoria in 2024, but the request was knocked back.
Power forward Mitch Georgiades previously said the club did not hold grudges over his failed attempt to leave.
'No, not at all, it happens every year, there's people come and go,' Georgiades said.
'I don't think there's any grudges or anything like that can be held, so nice to have him back.
'It hasn't been addressed at all - nothing. He has slotted back in nicely which is good.'
Chelsea has been contacted for comment.
