Shire product Alex Gersbach has been linked with a move to English Championship club Barnsley this month.
Gersbach told the Leader earlier this month he would look to secure a loan or permanent move from Norwegian champions Rosenborg if he didn’t play more regular first team football.
The 20-year-old has four Socceroos caps and is determined to be part of the World Cup squad in Russia in June.
“Football wise it’s been a bit of an up and down year. Obviously with the national team I played two games and was happy with how things were going there and progressing. But back in Norway at Rosenborg I didn’t play as much as I would have liked this year or last year either. It was a little bit disappointing but that’s football. It’s just part of the ups and downs,” he said.
“If [playing regularly is] not going to happen at Rosenborg maybe they have to think about selling me or sending me out on loan. I’m not sure, it’s looking like something might happen, something might change in January.
“But if not then I’m settled there. If I’m playing in Norway at Rosenborg week in, week out I’ll be happy. But if not I need to be playing football every week and going to the World Cup.
“[If I move then] hopefully somewhere else in Europe. We’re settled there and I don’t plan on coming back to the A-League just yet. We’ll see what happens.
“Being a footballer I think the World Cup is the peak, the pinnacle. You can’t get any higher than the World Cup. That was my ambition being a footballer to go to the World Cup. And if I can achieve that next year when I’m 21-years-old I’ll be a very happy guy.
“This year everyone is going to be thinking about the World Cup. But you can’t let it affect you too much, you’ve just got to focus on your club team. If you’re playing there and playing well and doing your job you’ll get picked for the World Cup squad.”
