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Sydney FC striker Marc Janko admits a return to Europe could be on the cards next season, with a number of clubs believed to be interested in signing the Austrian skipper.
Janko was brought to the club by Graham Arnold as the Sky Blues’ marquee player following Alessandro del Piero’s exit and been an unqualified success with eight goals in 14 games.
His current one-year deal is for a whopping $1.4 million but Janko said talks about extending his stay in the A-League haven’t taken place and refused to give any assurances that he would return in 2016.
“At the moment I am only focusing on performing good this season and everything else will then be resolved,” Janko said.
“I am open-minded about a lot of situations. My agent called me the other day and said there had been some interest from Europe.
“So we will wait and see what will be the solution.”
Janko will lead the Sydney attack against the Central Coast on Saturday after being passed fit from a toe injury and said he has thoroughly enjoyed working under Graham Arnold who rescued him from a nightmare spell in Turkey.
The 31-year-old, who counts Porto and Dutch side FC Twente among his former clubs, arrived just before the start of the season from Trabzonspor where he made just 23 appearances in two years.
He admits he was not in shape and praised the former Socceroos coach for showing patience with him as he got up to the speed of the A-League.
“I came from two horrible years in Turkey where I barely played and it took me some time to find my rhythm,” he said.
“I am only as good as the team around me and the boys are starting to know me now and what sort of balls I like.
“A striker lives on confidence and that comes from scoring goals. When you rarely play for two years it means you suffer.
“It’s not usual for a coach to have that much patient with a player who hasn’t played for two years and is not is great shape when they sign.
“I am very pleased with the way he has treated me.”
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