ADELAIDE-born James Troisi has revealed he has never rejected Adelaide United.

Troisi, 28, said offers from Adelaide to lure him home were not on the table when he decided to rejoin Melbourne Victory this week, two years after leaving Kevin Muscat’s side for Belgian football, on loan from Juventus of Italy.

Melbourne City and Western Sydney offered Troisi marquee status this season before Muscat and Victory won him over.

“My agent Vinnie Grella was talking to (Adelaide chairman) Greg Griffin about the possibility of me coming home to Adelaide about five or six weeks ago,’’ said the Socceroo in Adelaide on Wednesday.

“Contact was made when Stefan Mauk (former Reds attacking midfielder), who also has Vinnie as an agent, was about to sign a deal with (Dutch club) NEC.

“Then a couple of weeks ago a call was made from Adelaide’s football director but no offer had been made - it was an inquiry - and by then Kevin Muscat was very interested in having me back and I’m really happy to be back there.”

Troisi signed a one-year deal for Victory and sits inside the club’s salary cap.

He will report for duty on Monday.

The 2015 Asian Cup Socceroos goalscoring hero claims Victory will recharge his career after a stint in China with Liaoning Whowin turned into a disaster about eight weeks ago.

The Chinese club told the attacking midfielder he was no longer required before Troisi was blindsided by the introduction of former Reds attacker Dario Vidosic, who signed for the club.

Troisi claimed he had no idea about the situation until Vidosic turned up at the club’s headquarters.

That’s when the situation became tricky for Troisi, who was stuck in China for about seven weeks — still able to train with the first team — while waiting to settle on fiscal terms, given he had been punted and deregistered six months before his contract was due to end.

He also was very annoyed about media reports in July speculating about his grim situation and linking him to Turkish and Saudi football - claims he said were false.

“It was difficult and frustrating,’’ Troisi said of his roller coaster ride in China.

“Everything was looking good until I copped an unfortunate injury at training and it all went downhill from there.

“In terms of the Chinese league, a lot of work needs to be done - there’s a lot of things that go on behind the scenes that restrict the progress of the league.

“They can afford big name players but they need to invest more in good coaching and good structures, but it was an experience.”

It was the second time Troisi had been forced to endure hardship, after his stint in Saudi Arabia with Al Ittihad turned sour in 2015. He left the club following a mutual decision to terminate his contract.

“The main reason I have come back to Victory and Australia is because the last 12 months haven’t worked out,’’ he said.

“But in terms of those moves (to China and Saudi Arabia) they were the best options at the time.

“This time Victory will give me stability and structure and I want to enjoy playing my football again.

“At this stage of my career I don’t want to take any more risks with leagues I don’t know much about and that’s why I’m coming back.”