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Just to squash any false expectations raised by the previous post about Kaz Patafta, Aloisi isn’t planning to come to Melbourne (we already have our marquee player in Archie Thompson). But he is considering a move to Sydney FC. First though, he says Sydney have to get their act together and offer him some more cash for his troubles:

“The (latest) offer isn’t the seven-figure sum that everyone’s thinking because they haven’t offered me what they paid Dwight Yorke.

“It’s not that I’m looking for a lot of money here – but I’ve got a family to look after. I’m really going to take a massive cut from what I said originally I wanted, but Sydney are still not quite there. It’s not that I’m greedy or whatever people might think. But I’m an active Socceroo who can still play for at least three good years. I think if I don’t come home now I won’t be playing in the A-League.”

Daily Telegraph

I know as a Melbourne fan I should probably be hoping Aloisi decides to stay in Europe or move to the Middle East, rather than come to Sydney… But at the same time, I’m also a fan of the A-League and would like to see it succeed in Australia. Having well-recognised players such as Aloisi join A-League teams is good news for Australian football. Aloisi himself sounds pretty keen on spending a few years here, rather than just dropping by for a year and then leaving for more money elsewhere.

For the good of the A League, do you hope that Sydney sign the “right” Aloisi?