Post by T on Oct 4, 2007 12:09:37 GMT 10
SYDNEY FC have offered a trial to veteran English defender Alan Wright - but he'll have to pay his own way here.
Wright, 36, is on trial at lower-league Oldham Athletic after being released by Nottingham Forest at the end of last season. A veteran of more than 600 appearances across all levels of the English game, the 162-centimetre Wright holds one distinctive record - the shortest player to have played in the Premier League.
Sydney FC have a vacancy on their roster following the recent season-ending injury to American midfielder Mike Enfield, and while coach Branko Culina's preferred option is to bring in another striker, he's believed to be willing to have a look at Wright, who is a natural left fullback - a problem position for the club since the off-season departure of Alvin Ceccoli.
But Wright will have to fund his own trial, and it's believed he was making up his mind last night. If he accepts the offer, Wright will be in Sydney next week. In the meantime, Sydney are still scouring Europe and Japan for a striker and, either way, hope to have a new signing in time for Friday week's away match against Perth Glory.
Wright, 36, is on trial at lower-league Oldham Athletic after being released by Nottingham Forest at the end of last season. A veteran of more than 600 appearances across all levels of the English game, the 162-centimetre Wright holds one distinctive record - the shortest player to have played in the Premier League.
Sydney FC have a vacancy on their roster following the recent season-ending injury to American midfielder Mike Enfield, and while coach Branko Culina's preferred option is to bring in another striker, he's believed to be willing to have a look at Wright, who is a natural left fullback - a problem position for the club since the off-season departure of Alvin Ceccoli.
But Wright will have to fund his own trial, and it's believed he was making up his mind last night. If he accepts the offer, Wright will be in Sydney next week. In the meantime, Sydney are still scouring Europe and Japan for a striker and, either way, hope to have a new signing in time for Friday week's away match against Perth Glory.
