Harry is coming home!
Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 4:50 pmFoxsports:
Melbourne Victory have confirmed that Socceroos superstar Harry Kewell has signed to join the Hyundai A-League club ahead of the 2011-2012 season. Kewell has joined the club on a three-year deal, and will arrive in early September to begin preparing for the upcoming season.
"We believe this is the biggest player signing in the history of Australian sport," Victory chairman Anthony Di Pietro said on Saturday afternoon. "(We) expect it to gain unprecedented interest in the game and our club. We expect everyone to jump on board."
Victory coach Mehmet Durakovich was ecstatic with the news, and declared he had full faith that Kewell will be fit for the season kick-off. "We had a training session this morning, got all the players together and told them the good news," he said. "Everyone is over the moon, especially the young boys." Durakovich, who sees Kewell playing behind the strikers, said he is very confident that Kewell will be ready for the start of the campaign.
"Harry is a true professional. If it’s one thing Harry looks after its his body. I’ve got no doubt come October 8 he will be there," he said. "It is an honour to have him on board."
Di Pietro said that the deal is an "unconditional agreement", and although the club has had to be patient throughout the drawn out contract talks, he declared Kewell wants to invest in the future of Australian football. "The terms of the deal are confidential ... part of the reason it’s taken time is because its complex," Di Pietro said. "It’s about an investment in football, which we’ve made together with Harry Kewell. "Harry Kewell has been keen to come back on the basis that he is reinvesting and giving something back to football in this country."
Melbourne Victory have confirmed that Socceroos superstar Harry Kewell has signed to join the Hyundai A-League club ahead of the 2011-2012 season. Kewell has joined the club on a three-year deal, and will arrive in early September to begin preparing for the upcoming season.
"We believe this is the biggest player signing in the history of Australian sport," Victory chairman Anthony Di Pietro said on Saturday afternoon. "(We) expect it to gain unprecedented interest in the game and our club. We expect everyone to jump on board."
Victory coach Mehmet Durakovich was ecstatic with the news, and declared he had full faith that Kewell will be fit for the season kick-off. "We had a training session this morning, got all the players together and told them the good news," he said. "Everyone is over the moon, especially the young boys." Durakovich, who sees Kewell playing behind the strikers, said he is very confident that Kewell will be ready for the start of the campaign.
"Harry is a true professional. If it’s one thing Harry looks after its his body. I’ve got no doubt come October 8 he will be there," he said. "It is an honour to have him on board."
Di Pietro said that the deal is an "unconditional agreement", and although the club has had to be patient throughout the drawn out contract talks, he declared Kewell wants to invest in the future of Australian football. "The terms of the deal are confidential ... part of the reason it’s taken time is because its complex," Di Pietro said. "It’s about an investment in football, which we’ve made together with Harry Kewell. "Harry Kewell has been keen to come back on the basis that he is reinvesting and giving something back to football in this country."
