After several false starts and more than two months of tortuous wrangling, Socceroos star Harry Kewell has agreed to join the Melbourne Victory.
The club confirmed on Saturday, Kewell has signed to a three-year contract.
The Victory have been negotiating with Kewell and agent Bernie Mandic since June towards a deal with the club involving a complex revenue-sharing deal.
Several stumbling blocks, including a side deal with Football Federation Australia, have threatened the deal going ahead.
Kewell, 32, last played for Turkish club Galatasaray and his 15-year career in Europe included stints with English Premier League clubs Leeds and Liverpool, and an appearance in a winning Champions League final for the Reds.
He has never played in Australia's top-flight domestic competition, having left his home town Sydney as a teenager for England.
Kewell has played more than 50 times for Australia, and been part of four World Cup campaigns.
The attacker is Australian soccer's most recognisable face and alongside Dwight Yorke and Robbie Fowler becomes one of the A-League's biggest name signings.
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