WANDERERS boss Lyall Gorman says the club would consider meeting with Harry Kewell but dismissed speculation there has been any contact with the Socceroos star.

Rumours have been hot that Kewell could sign with the new A-League franchise given his roots in western Sydney and his failure to secure a contract in Europe.

"We've had no contact from them, and never have we made contact with them, but clearly we would be naive not to listen if Harry was available," Gorman told The Daily Telegraph.

"I am not for one moment saying we would proceed, but we pay full respect to every approach and weigh that against the club's financial capacity and current playing squad.

"Our view has always been that he was formally committed to returning to the UK and staying there, therefore we haven't knocked on his door and he hasn't knocked on ours."

It's understood the FFA would dip into their marquee allowance to help an A-League club recruit Kewell, who left Melbourne Victory to be with his ill mother-in-law in England and indicated his future lay over there.

But Kewell has returned to Australia without a deal and is now being linked to Wanderers and Melbourne Heart, who he has been in contact with.

The two clubs play each other at Parramatta Stadium on Friday and the Wanderers' first goal-scorer, Mark Bridge, said the club would not get carried away by their maiden victory last weekend in Brisbane.



Originally published as Wanderers open to Kewell deal