Gao sets his sights on glory

Chinese midfielder Leilei Gao has paid his own way to Perth to trial with Glory.

Gao who left Wellington Phoenix mid November is wanting a new contract and Mitchell has agreed to take a closer look at him.

“Leilei wanted to come here to train with us and paid his own way over,” said Mitchell. “If someone is committed enough to do that then I’m happy to have a closer look in our training environment.

“He is a quality player and I have been impressed with what I’ve seen when we’ve played against him.”

“We are actively looking at our options for next season and to be able to see a player first hand and have them train with the squad is definitely the best way to determine how they would fit into our system.

“Leilei trained well today and I look forward to seeing what else he can offer throughout the week.”

Published on December 2, 2008