As the only Australian to have played in the world’s three top leagues (England, Italy and Spain) John Aloisi has told au.fourfourtwo.com recently that a move back to his home country may be back on the cards.

Having endured a largely frustrating season that has been compounded with hamstring injuries; Aloisi confirmed that returning to play in the A-League has always been on his agenda – but there is now potential that may see it happen sooner than expected.

While his preference is to find another club in Spain he surprisingly says that no firm offer from Australia has come his way despite the fact he will be able to move for free during the A-League pre-season.* With his experience and profile, Aloisi would certainly be a marquee player for any Australian side.

“For the last couple of months I’ve been injured [and they] have been a bit frustrating. It’s been a bit difficult this year because we’ve had a lot of problems off the pitch with the club and I haven’t played as much as I would have liked. It’s just one of those things that sometimes you have to go through as a footballer in Europe. I’m happy to come to the end of my contract in June and see what comes up then,” he said.

Originally, Aloisi had intimated joining his brother Ross at Adelaide United after returning from Europe but with that plan now all but impossible (following Ross’ departure for Wellington), he is open to hear from other local clubs.

“I’ll move on [from Alaves] for sure, but I don’t know where to. I won’t be staying here. After getting relegated last year I didn’t want to be playing second division and the club made it a bit difficult for me to leave and I had a lot of problems with payments by the club so it was a bit difficult to move on. When I’m a free agent I’ll be moving on. I’d like to stay in Spain, it’d be nice but we’ll see what comes up. I’m looking at all options at the moment.

“Well… I don’t know [when I’ll play in the A-League] because I haven’t had any offers from anyone so it’s hard to say. You know, if someone comes up with a good offer for sure I’d think about it because it would be nice to play in Australia again but at the moment I can’t say whether it will be next year or in a few years time.”

* Update: As reported at www.qldroar.com.au, Roar Coach Frank Farina has held initial talks with John Aloisi's representatives in recent days regarding a possible return to the A-League. He concluded by saying that he intends to hold further conversations in the near future.

Pick up the July issue of FourFourTwo for our full, exclusive interview with John Aloisi. The June issue is out now!