Australia NewsOar Sails Into Roar |
QUEENSLAND Roar are poised to complete a deal for teenager Tommy Oar with the youngster expected to pen a three-year deal at Suncorp Stadium.
The 16-year-old was recently named as one of the 10 best players outside the A-League in FourFourTwo and Frank Farina has moved to secure the young left-footer.At one stage it had looked as though Oar was destined for the Gold Coast Galaxy but the club’s failure to earn A-League admission next season put paid to the switch.
The teenager has impressed his coaches at the Queensland Academy of Sport over the last year and QAS head Mike Mulvey is confident Oar has what it takes to make the grade at professional level.
He said: “He’s clever, skilful and a traditional winger. We saw with Michael Zullo and Robbie Kruse at the Roar how exciting it is when young players run at people and Tommy does it very well. He’s capable of playing for Australia right now at Under 20 level.
"In the last seven months at the QAS Tommy has learnt an awful lot about the game and improved out of sight. If he shows that level of improvement in the next 12 months, then I have no doubts that we have a serious footballer on our hands."
The teenager from Palm Beach said: “Robbie Kruse and Michael Zullo are probably my favourite players at the Roar. They’ve been really exciting.”
Oar becomes the third new signing of the pre-season and the third youngster plucked from the local scene. He joins David Dodd and Tim Smits in the Roar squad for next year.
The club is still waiting to hear whether moves for two Brazilian players have been successful.
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