West Australian Richard Garcia has discussed a move home with Perth Glory but is keeping his options open as he embarks on the next phase of his career.

Garcia this week signed a short-term contract with Minnesota United in the second-tier North American Soccer League and has an option to extend his stay in the United States.

But the former Socceroo is most likely to return to the A-League for the 2014-15 season.

Perth looms as an attractive proposition for Garcia, who has already held initial talks with Glory after finishing his contract with Sydney FC.

But a deal between Garcia and Glory is still a long way off.

"It's something that I'd be very interested in," Garcia said.

"At the moment I'm just concentrating on what I have to do now and going to the US.

"I've been looking around and I've been taking it slow because I have been concentrating on trying to get everything in order before I go to America.

"But I'm still interested in seeing what's out there. I don't want to be coming back and not having anything in the pipeline."

Garcia left Perth as a teenager to join West Ham United in 1997 and went on to play more than 200 games during a 15-year career in England, which also included stints with Colchester United and Hull City.

He returned to Australia with Melbourne Heart in 2012 and spent last season with Sydney FC, where he was the club's second-highest scorer behind Alessandro Del Piero with six goals in 20 starts.

The 32-year-old, who represented Australia at the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa, said he was in peak condition ahead of his US move and still had plenty more in the tank.

"I'm probably the trimmest and fittest that I've been throughout my career," Garcia said.

"As you get older you tend to look after yourself a little bit more and place a little bit more value on those things because you know you have to do it.

"I suppose you call that experience. But I feel great and as long as the body is going and as long as I'm still enjoying it then I'll keep playing."

Garcia said the long A-League off-season had contributed to his decision to sign a short-term deal with Minnesota.

"The fact that we finish so early here means we've got a long off-season and I don't really like having a long pre-season," he said.