UNCONTRACTED Socceroo Harry Kewell will be rubbing shoulders with Sydney FC's superstar Alessandro Del Piero in Melbourne in two weeks.

It is understood the two megastars of soccer will meet up at the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday, November 6.

Kewell's Australian based manager James Erskine refused to comment, but it is believed Kewell will be in the country for the Spring Racing Carnival with his wife Sheree Murphy.

News Limited has contacted the company that hosted Kewell at the Melbourne Cup last year and is waiting for comment.

Kewell was spotted at a UK airport boarding a flight bound for Melbourne yesterday fuelling speculation he could reignite his career with an A-League club after cutting ties with Victory last season.

Kewell has been working on keeping himself extremely fit with private training sessions and is on the verge of signing a contract.



The 34-year-old was previously linked to English Premier League club Stoke City, second-tier Blackburn Rovers and Middlesbrough, plus third-tier Swindon Town.

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He is expected to arrive in Melbourne later today.

Kewell signed a three-year deal with Victory in 2011 but did not play past the first season.



Earlier this year in June Victory thought it had tied up a new deal to retain Kewell.



The Socceroos star and Victory officials reached an agreement on a two-year contract valued at $1 million a year.



But before Victory could make the big announcement Kewell quit the club to remain by his wife Sheree Murphy's side while her mother is gravely ill in England.



"It was one of the toughest decisions we've had to make. I enjoyed playing for Victory and living in Melbourne, but family comes first and together we made a decision that it was best for us to remain close to our family at this time,'' Kewell said in a written statement.



Originally published as Kewell to touch down in Melbourne