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The Hereford United registered full-back Trent McClenahan remains undecided about his future after the Beijing Olympics.
He insists he will keep his options open until after he has represented his country as a member of the 18-man 'Olyroos' football squad.
Speculation has linked the former West Ham defender with the Australian A-League but no contract has yet been signed.
It is understood that the Newcastle Jets, based around 160km north of Sydney, have been tracking the Bulls defender for over twelve months, but no official approach has yet been made.
The Jets are the reigning A-League Champions, after beating the Central Coast Mariners 1-0 in the Grand Final, and will participate in the AFC Champions League for the first time ever in 2009.
The tipping point probably hinges on whether McClenahan impresses sufficiently during the Beijing games.
However, the Australian Broadcasting Company (ABC) claim McClenahan could yet return to Hereford!
In their pre-Olympics build up they state:
'Perhaps one of the lesser known names in the Olyroos squad, Trent McClenahan, is one of only a handful of prospective Australian footballers taking big club experience to Beijing.
'McClenahan, a right-sided defender in Graham Arnold's squad, made the first of three first-team appearances for fabled English club side West Ham United in 2004.
'McClenahan's early promise failed to yield exposure to the elite Premier League, and the 23-year-old moved to the far less glamorous surrounds of England's fourth division.
'His current club, Hereford United, earnt promotion to League One for the 2008/09 season, where McClenahan is expected to continue in the first team after the Olympics'.
That will be news to Bulls boss Graham Turner who has said the full-back's return to Hereford is 'extremely unlikely'.
Indeed, the previous contract offer period has now expired, and re-negotiations would have to take place.
But whatever the outcome Hereford United supporters wish Trent McClenahan all the best for the Olympic Games and they will no doubt be taking a close look at the Olyroos when they face Argentina, Serbia and the Ivory Coast in Group A.
Anyway, how can any Bulls player want to play for a club called Newcastle United Jets!
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