Porter has spent the last five-and-half years with English third tier club Hartlepool United and will head for Skilled Park when the English season ends in a fortnight.

He has scored more than 60 goals in that time and Hartlepool are very reluctant to see him go.

However, United boss Chris Turner doesn't believe that Porter has made the best career decision and suggests that the forward is worthy of a higher quality competition than the one he has chosen.

Turner told BBC Tees: "He's been a magnificent servant, his contribution to the club has been enormous.

"I think he's selling himself short, but I think it's a lifestyle decision."

Porter will no doubt be hoping though that the move will help him appear on Pim Verbeek's Socceroos radar with the striker having expressed surprise this week that his name hasn't come into the international reckoning.