Back to Brighton? Harry Kewell's rental prospects if he plays for Melbourne Heart
Melbourne Heart chief executive Scott Munn has confirmed the soccer club is in talks with former Victory winger Harry Kewell.
Almost a year after family triggered his departure from the A-League, there are reports Kewell could be set for a return to Melbourne having yet failed to attract offers from English Premier League clubs.
"We are keen to sign him, but no deal has been done," Munn told the Herald Sun.
"I'd be lying if I said (coach) John Aloisi hadn't spoken to him, but he spoke to several players while in Europe.
"We believe he'd be a fantastic addition and we need players with a winner's mentality."
Kewell's most recent three-game short stint was with Qatar club Al-Gharafa.
He won't be returning to his former abode as last September Harry Kewell's Brighton townhouse rental was sold for $2.95 million.
The Nicholas Day-designed property (pictured below) had a neo-Georgian style house with a mix of the contemporary and classic elegance.
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The townhouse was developed by St Kilda Football Club director John Gdanski and former player Fraser Gehrig.
The Collins Street townhouse had initial $3.3 million price hopes before Kewell and his family lived there while Kewell played with Melbourne Victory.
The Kewells lived there for less than a year, leaving suddenly due in part to family circumstances back in the UK in June 2012 a few months before their 12-month lease expired.
The dispute over the $28,000 unpaid rent was reportedly settled with Melbourne Victory, whose name was on the lease, footing the bill.
It had sold through Buxton agent Brian Devlin and Regina Schmidt.
The dearest Brighton rentals at the moment are around $3500 a week.
There's a four-bedroom on Park Street.
There's a James Rigney designed house on Kent Avenue available at $3350 a week.
In October 2011 the soccer champion took occupancy of a $3,250 a week newly built Brighton rental property as his Melbourne base.
The property was briefly marketed by Hocking Stuart as the "finest fusion of style, space and quality."
It reflected an approximate 5.75% yield if the undisclosed, unconfirmed figure was correct.
The Brighton suburb was identified as the preferred location after briefly staying at Crown.
The couple, Kewell and his wife, the soap star Sheree Murphy, had inspected more than a dozen properties in exclusive neighbourhoods starting in Toorak and then in the bayside suburbs.
Fox Sports reports Kewell's signing could be on the minimum wage - just $48,000 in 2013-2014.
