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Sydney, Australia (AFP) –
The Jamaican Usain Bolt retired track and field legend after winning almost every title and possible record in his specialty, is close to engage in the Australian club Central Coast Mariners and thus fulfills his dream of becoming a professional footballer.
At the age of 31, the 100 and 200 meter world record holder was trained in June with the Norwegian club Stromsgodset and last March with the German giant Borussia Dortmund but is now aiming to sign a contract as a professional and play a league first division.
According to discussions with the Australian club, Bolt will participate in a six-week trial commencing in August with the Mariners, an entity located in Gosford, about 75 kilometers north of Sydney, said owner of the institution, Shaun Mie.
This test could result in a contract for a season with the club, Mielekamp added to Channel Seven television.
"If all goes well, I could become a League A player this season," said the official, with whom there have been discussions on the subject for about five months.
"An agreement in principle was found under certain conditions," said agent Tony Rallis, involved in the operation. Once the Australian Football Federation (FFA) speaks to us and tells us that it is participating in the process, we will try. This boy is an ambitious athlete.
" League A needed a hero and we had a superman," said Rallis.
"The comments we had on Bolt's performance with European clubs where he was pretty good, and every time he coached, he improved," he says. Does he enthusiastically Mielekamp
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