JULIUS DAVIES may get to play for Australia after all, with the exciting teenager back in the country and looking at a possible loan spell in the A-League as a way of completing the citizenship requirements that would pave the way for him to wear the green and gold.

Davies, 17, was born in Sierra Leone and arrived in Perth as an 11-year-old via the refugee camps of Liberia. Davies was set to represent his adopted country at under-17 level three years ago, but FIFA intervened and declared he was ineligible because he had not lived in the country for five years.

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Davies then departed for Germany six months short of the five-year limitation and spent two years in the youth system of Bayern Munich before leaving last June to join Bundesliga rivals Hoffenheim on a two-year contract. He has played regularly for Hoffenheim's under-19 team and also trained twice weekly with the reserves, but returned to Australia just before Christmas on the advice of his agent, former Perth Glory defender Buddy Farah. Davies had a week-long trial with Japanese side Tokyo FC on his way home.

Davies started training yesterday with Melbourne Victory, who seemingly have first choice of his services. However, other A-League clubs are circling and, given Victory's glut of attacking options, it may be that Davies, who has been playing right across the front line in Germany, ends up elsewhere. Farah believes a six-month spell in the A-League would not only accelerate his development, but, crucially, provide the circuit-breaker to make him eligible for Australia by halfway through the year.