Socceroo Bruce Djite says interest in the Reds in Turkey has spiked in recent weeks.

"I got back from the Socceroos in Brisbane and some of the [Genclerbirligi] players said they'd watched a 30 minute program on a club in Australia called Adelaide United," Djite told au.fourfourtwo.com.

"And it's in Turkish all about Adelaide, its facilities, stadium, players, coaches.

"And they're saying to me, 'they play such good football, they're so good and such good players' and I'm like, 'Yeah, I know.'

"Sometimes they are a bit naïve about Australia over here and underestimate us but they know about the lifestyle in Australia and really want to go to Australia."

Djite says many quality Turkish players would love to move to the A-League if the money was right. And not just from Turkey, either.

"Over here they're saying, 'if the money was as good as here, I'd go straight away. It's such a fantastic way of life'," he said..

"The South Americans and Chileans in my team were saying 'Your old club is going to play Rivaldo and Zico's team?' And I'm like, 'How do you know?'. It's unbelievable.

"This relatively small club in Australia with a population of around one million and here I'm in Turkey and they don't speak English but they're talking to me about my club."

A Turkish marquee player – who would not be included in the salary cap - makes sense for the A-League. There are large numbers of Australians of Turkish heritage and their passion could add numbers and colour to the A-League.

Those who recall Turkey's two games against the Socceroos on home soil in 2004 will attest to the passion these fans have for Turkish football and its technically adept stars.

Meanwhile, 21-year-old Djite has enjoyed a solid start to his Euro career. He played in the first three games of the Turkish Super League season before picking up a bug on international duty in Uzbekistan. A hamstring cork also kept him out briefly.

But after two substitute appearances, he's back into the starting line up and scored his first goal for the club last weekend against Denilizspor.

"I've been available for six games and I've played in six games so it's a good start but obviously I want to improve," he said.

"And it's still early in the season and perhaps playing in the A-League is going to benefit me as I'll be fresher come the latter stages of the season."

Djite added that football is a lot more than just kicking a ball around, alluding to the off-field politics that go on at most big European clubs.

But that's one side of football he's keen to avoid.

He said: "I just train hard and play my game and do what I have to do on the field.

"I don't want to get involved in other stuff … but there's a lot of stuff that goes on."