He's the tattooed half-Aussie banter king of English lower-league football who just smacked two goals past the mighty Liverpool. But while Socceroos boss Graham Arnold is keeping tabs on Jason Cummings, A-League clubs may have already missed their chance.

The Hairdryer can reveal Cummings, the Shrewsbury Town striker-turned-human meme, who scored a brace off the bench against the runaway Premier League leaders in the FA Cup this week, was previously offered to A-League teams by intermediaries.

Jason Cummings celebrates after his two goals for Shrewsbury Town earned an FA Cup replay against Liverpool. Credit:Getty Images

Among them were Western Sydney Wanderers, according to one source - around the same time they were first presented with Simon Cox, who will make his debut for the club on Sunday against the Central Coast Mariners.

Evidently, they and other clubs said no, and Cummings went on to bigger and better things, with his exploits against the Reds catapulting him to viral fame on social media.