SOCCEROOS star Harry Kewell's search for a new club has become frantic, arriving unannounced at Stoke City's training ground for a meeting with manager Tony Pulis.

The Barclays Premier League club told Fox Sports in a statement that Kewell "turned up out of the blue, wasn't expected by anyone, had a five minute conversation with our manager and left".

What may come, if anything, from the brief chat is still unknown.

The former Leeds, Liverpool and Galatasary star has been on the lookout for a new club since leaving the Melbourne Victory and returning to the UK in late June to be with his wife, Sheree Murphy, whose mother is in poor health.

Recently voted Australia's greatest ever footballer, Kewell has been linked with several English clubs over that period including Blackburn, Middlesbrough and Swindon Town.

The transfer window for English clubs ends on August 31, but as a free agent, Kewell is free to sign at any time with a club.