If not for that osteitis pubis injury he would have landed at Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga. Covid you also feel stymied his development. Sounds like he had a really miserable time then stuck at Nuremberg, isolated, alone in a German winter.
His next move is very important, and him plus his agent need to make sure it is the right club, right manager etc. But there are dozens of clubs in Europe at a good level, where that could happen. Avoiding a club that's likely to be in a relegation dogfight early on (like his last 2 seasons) would be very useful starting point. NZ meanwhile has 2 ALM clubs, and if he's not that inspired/motivated yet to return downunder why bother.
His next move is very important, and him plus his agent need to make sure it is the right club, right manager etc. But there are dozens of clubs in Europe at a good level, where that could happen. Avoiding a club that's likely to be in a relegation dogfight early on (like his last 2 seasons) would be very useful starting point. NZ meanwhile has 2 ALM clubs, and if he's not that inspired/motivated yet to return downunder why bother.