Date: February 18th 2010
Author: Liam Fitzgibbon
From: The Age

John Aloisi's manager has denied fresh reports the Sydney FC striker has agreed to a two-year contract with Melbourne Heart from next A-League season.

Reports on Thursday said the 34-year-old had agreed to terms with the new franchise on a deal worth $120,000 a season.

But Aloisi's agent, Paddy Dominguez, said his client had "several options" for next season, including an offer from the Heart, but was yet to make any decision on his future.

"Nothing's been finalised, John simply wants to focus on the finals with Sydney FC over the coming weeks," Dominguez told AAP.

"At the end of the season, he'll the weigh things up and make a decision.
"But at the moment he's in good form and he wants to stay focused on carrying that on for Sydney and not have any distractions."

Aloisi has been outstanding for the sky blues in the past month, scoring four goals in his past four matches including one of the goals of the season in their minor premiership-deciding 2-0 win over Melbourne at the Sydney Football Stadium on Sunday.

He would become the second Sydney FC player to defect to the Heart after goalkeeper Clint Bolton signed with them on Tuesday, while defender Simon Colosimo has also been linked with a switch.

The former Socceroos striker also has options overseas but he is only likely to pursue a move there if he is a realistic chance for World Cup selection.

That looks unlikely, however, after Socceroos coach Pim Verbeek on Wednesday left him out of a predominantly A-League-based squad to face Indonesia in an Asian Cup qualifier in Brisbane next month.

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