Goalkeeper Dean Bouzanis will return to Australia after signing a two-year A-League deal with the Western Sydney Wanderers.
The 23-year-old has spent the past seven years playing in Europe and joins the fledgling club from fourth-tier England outfit Carlisle United.
It's Bouzanis' first professional contract in his hometown, having moved abroad in 2007 to link up with Liverpool.
The commanding gloveman said it was a "big thing" for him to have coach Tony Popovic approach him about joining the side.
"I've seen how good a coach Popa is with the results that he's got, and it all just went from there," Bouzanis said.
"The Wanderers is a club where you can win trophies as well as progress and develop as a player."
The Australian under-23 representative said he was also excited to work with goalkeeping coach Ron Corry and the Wanderers No.1 `keeper Ante Covic, 38, on whom he hopes to heap the pressure.
"To work with such an experienced goalkeeper in Ante Covic who has played many matches and has been there and done that is something I'm looking forward to," Bouzanis added.
"There's not many better goalkeepers in the A-League, so to be around him and Corry can only be a good thing."
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