Millwall denies reports Tim Cahill is on verge of return to English football
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English Championship club Millwall says there is "nothing in the rumours" that Socceroos veteran Tim Cahill will return to the team that kicked off his storied career.
Media reports had the free agent poised to ink a deal to return to The Den after parting ways with Melbourne City in a bid to get more game time ahead of the World Cup starting in June.
Cahill won the hearts of Millwall fans by guiding the team to the 2004 FA Cup final, and they were quick to take to social media to celebrate a homecoming for their favourite son.
However, the party looks to have been cut short, with the a club official reportedly saying "there's absolutely nothing to the rumours at all".
Millwall, which is currently in 16th position on the Championship table and managed by Cahill's former teammate Neil Harris, has a long association with Australian players but boasts one of the lowest playing budgets in the division.
Socceroos left-back James Meredith and former Newcastle Jets striker Kristian Brymora are currently on their books while Lucas Neill, Kevin Muscat and Dave Mitchell have all played for the southeast London side.
Cahill scored 57 goals in 242 games with the team, before transferring to the Premier League in 2004 where he spent eight seasons with Everton.
Stints with New York Red Bulls, Shanghai Shenhua and Hangzhou Greentown followed before he played his long-awaited first club game on Australian soil with Melbourne City in 2016.
However, his time in the A-League was cut short when he announced in December he would search abroad for game time amid rumours of tension with City coach Warren Joyce.
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Topics: soccer, sport, united-kingdom
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