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Melbourne Victory today announced that inaugural squad member Danny Allsopp would return to the club in next month�s transfer window on a 27-month deal, after spending the past 15 months overseas in the Middle East and America. This will see him available for the remainder of the Hyundai A-League 2010/11 season, plus an additional 2 years. 

In making the announcement, Football Operations Manager, Gary Cole welcomed the dual Victory Medallist back to the club, where he has scored an impressive 36 goals in 89 Hyundai A-League appearances. 

�Danny is a fantastic acquisition for the club and we�re very excited to have him back.� Cole said. 

�We�ve maintained contact with him since he left last season and when things didn�t quite go to plan in the US, we began the process of bringing him home to Melbourne Victory.� 

�Everyone knows what Danny is capable of. He and Archie Thompson formed one of the great partnerships over the first four seasons of the A-League and we�re looking forward to them re-uniting. Throw Danny into the mix alongside Archie, Carlos Hernandez, Ricardinho and Robbie Kruse and you�ve got a fairly potent attack.� Cole added. 

Melbourne Victory Chairman, Geoff Lord expressed his delight at the news also. �Danny Allsopp was one of the great servants of this club, so to get him back is fantastic. It�s also a great endorsement for Melbourne Victory, that a player of Danny�s quality was so eager to return.� 

Allsopp, who brings with him a wealth of experience, was thrilled to return � although not quite to the club he remembers. �Melbourne Victory has gone through so many exciting changes in such a short space of time. When I left the new stadium was just a shell and we were playing all our home games at Etihad Stadium, so I can�t wait to experience AAMI Park first hand, now that we�ve actually moved in.� 

�It�s a world-class facility and all the boys have been raving about it, so I�m really looking forward to getting out on the pitch and hopefully scoring some goals. To think that just 5 years ago we were playing across the road at Olympic Park is remarkable.� 

�When things didn�t quite work out overseas, there was only once place I wanted to be � and that was here at Melbourne Victory. We achieved so much in those first 4 years, and now I�m really keen to get back out there with the boys again and help push us towards the finals.� Allsopp added. 

Melbourne Victory Coach, Ernie Merrick was understandably pleased to have got his man. �We�ve been keeping tabs on Danny since he left and when he decided to come home we didn�t have to think twice about signing him.� 

�His amazing work-rate made him a fan favourite in those first four seasons and I think we�re in for an exciting period ahead. When we can get Robbie (Kruse), Archie (Thompson), Ricardinho and Danny all fit and on the park at the same time, we�re going to score plenty of goals.� 

�With Archie out for the next month, this signing couldn�t have come at a better time. Danny already knows how we like to play, so we�re confident he�ll hit the ground running.� 

Danny Allsopp will wear the clubs vacant number 18 shirt for the remainder of the Hyundai A-League season.