http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Tim-Cahill-c35085 termed the reports of his possible move to the Saudi Arabian club Al Nasr in the summer as mere speculations, but admitted he is willing to give consideration to any formal proposal from the Gulf outfit.
The Australian International is currently involved in his country’s World Cup qualifying matches.
Cahill, who is the highest paid player in the Everton squad, arrived at the Merseyside club at the start of the 2004/05 season and made an immediate impact, netting 12 goals during his first full term at Goodison Park.
However, the midfielder went through an industrious 2011/12 campaign managing only 3 goals for Everton in 41 appearances, giving air to speculations that manger http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-c10409 Moyes is contemplating off-loading the player in the summer, in view of the Toffees grim
financial situation.
According to reports, Al Nasr are willing to offer a transfer fee of 2.5 million pounds for Cahill.
Everton signed the player from Millwall for an estimated 1.5 million pounds transfer fee.
Nevertheless, the Socceroos footballer mentioned that he had currently set his focus on Australia’s World Cup qualifiers, and viewed the links and speculations surrounding his move to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Saudi-Arabia-c3000 as a ‘compliment’.
While talking to reporters, he said: “All these sort of elements of speculation will be dealt with after camp. It is always a compliment. I am a massive fan of the Middle East, the cultures, the people. I have travelled a lot and I respect them a lot.”
The Evertonian featured in Australia’s 1-1 draw against Japan on Tuesday, after missing out on a place in the starting eleven in the previous match against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Oman-c2975. In total, he has represented the Socceroos in 53 matches and scored 24 goals during this period.
When asked if he would be interested in playing in West Asia in the future, the midfielder responded by saying that he was already familiar with different people and players belonging to the region, and had grown up in the area.
He also recounted his past two Asian Cup experiences and revealed that he always fancied the culture and traditions of the region.
He added, “I have played in two Asia Cups and I have got great connections with a lot of important people overseas. I come on holiday in the Middle East a lot and I embrace the weather and the culture. Domestically we'll see what happens in the future.”
Cahill played a limited role in Australia’s Asian Cup 2007 campaign, but was a part of the Socceroos team which finished runner ups to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Japan-c2928 in the 2011 event.
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