Big-spending Perth Glory are hoping Socceroos defender Chris Coyne’s signature could be the final piece in the jigsaw as they attempt to break their A-League finals duck in 2009-2010.After signing big names like Socceroos pair Mile Sterjovski and Jacob Burns, former Blackburn captain Andy Todd and Serbian hitman Branko Jelic to go with incumbent stars like Eugene Dadi, Victor Sikora and Adriano Pellegrino, it seems all Perth are short of is one more quality defender.
Australia international defender Chris Coyne, currently with English League One club Colchester United, is clearly Glory’s ideal target.
Perth have publicly acknowledged they are chasing Coyne and have already made him an offer of a three-year contract.
Glory coach Dave Mitchell said this week, “(There’s) a bit of speculation going about but we’ve put a good offer in and we’re waiting to hear what the answer is. Hopefully it’s enough.
“There is a feeling that he wants to come back to Australia but again he’s got quite a few offers and he’s just weighing them up, so we’re just waiting to hear really.”
Indeed Coyne, who is still contracted with Colchester for another two seasons, has publicly admitted he has other options in Asia and the Middle East, creating a real battle for his signature.
So really, what are Perth’s chances of luring Coyne back to Australia?
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