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The combative right-back, who signed from Macarthur FC and impressed in the Easter Road side’s pre-season friendlies against Hartlepool United and Burton Albion, is eager to make the step up to Graham Arnold’s senior squad having featured for the country’s under-23s earlier this summer in the AFC Asian Cup tournament and helped them to a fourth-place finish.
As room mates at the 1998 World Cup with Holland neither really contemplated a future in management. Why would they when they were still to reach the peak of their wonderful playing careers with, at that stage, Rangers and Leeds United as well as their national team?
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has backed former team-mate Giovanni van Bronckhorst to keep impressing at Rangers.
Nottingham Forest are said to have agreed a fee to sign centre-back Moussa Niakhate.
He is unlikely to take the Easter Road first-team squad to Gullane Bents for a few punishing pre-season runs up the sand dunes but he might bring in a sleep coach, special forces, or a few former players to share their experiences with the team.
Speaking after the Norwegian forward netted a brace in the 4-2 pre-season friendly victory over Burton Albion in Portugal last week, the Easter Road boss was virtually purring with satisfaction at his performance.
The defender, who joined Hibs as a free agent after leaving Rangers, joined the Easter Road side at their summer training camp in Portugal and impressed in the two pre-season friendly wins against Hartlepool United and Burton Albion, playing with a confidence that belied his years.
The 20-year-old centre-back made the trip along the M8 earlier this summer, leaving Rangers after 13 years in the search for first-team football and while he was signed as a development player for the Capital club, his performances with the senior squad in Portugal have caught the eye.