You may say it is uninformed but the reality is so many players are going overseas and then coming back and inflating their credentials. He never played for Lazio he played in their youth academy system. Ask yourself how a boy like this gets an opportunity over all the talented Italian youth. Why choose a foreign player to develop above a local. There’s only one answer my friend - money! The overhype around this player led to Ange selecting him for Socceroos yet he never played a senior game. The system is broken and many are following a similar path to ikon. They disappear come back after a few years throw some club names around like Lazio club Brugge etc the media jump on it and suddenly these kids are deemed good players when all they have is average ability and wealthy parents. The clubs overseas are not interested in our players unless their is quick cash to be made. They have plenty talent if their own. He with the deepest pockets achieves the most success in Australian football. Everyone involved in football knows what is going on just no one has the balls to expose it.