I get a bit confused by the deals being offered by Auckland FC. Are you saying that he has a scholarship deal like Gillion, Toomey, Coulibaly, Mckinley, Middleton etc so a professional contract or he has been offered a position in their Reserve Team like Phoenix, Rutherford etc
He was originally supposed to be listed in the Auckland FC Reserves that was officially named the other week. That squad will also feature players that you've mentioned + guys coming back from injury etc just like the Nix use their reserves side for players in similar situations.
When the Reserves squad was initially released (I was told prior to release that he was in it) he'd only just arrived back in NZ after trialling in the USA with Minnesota.
Apparently he has since been offered scholarship terms with the club (which would see him playing for the reserves in the Northern League + National League anyway) but that ship might have already sailed because it sounds as though Minnesota are leading the race on that front (+ it will be better for his development overall - that's just my personal opinion though).