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Alex Gersbach refuses Sydney FC

One of Australia’s brightest footballing prospects is refusing to re-sign with Sydney FC.

Alex Gersbach was signed to the Sky Blues by Frank Farina over 18 months ago from the AIS.

Under current Sydney FC coach Graham Arnold, Gersbach has excelled and caught the attention of the football community, including Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho during the Blues tour of Australia in May.


The reason behind Gersbach’s non-commitment to Sydney FC is none other than his agent Greg Keenan.

Keenan, of Aspire Management, is seething that Sydney FC refused a transfer fee in the sum of $500,000 from multiple Premier League clubs in May.

The agent stood to make a healthy commission from the deal in May and is currently advising his client to see out his current deal with the club that concludes at seasons end.

Sydney FC argue that, despite the offer from England, it was not in the players best football interest long-term, something Mr Keenan should consider for his client.

Australian football has a long history of talented players taking the money as opposed to long-term footballing strategies.