Alessandro Del Piero "interested" by Sydney move

Alessandro Del Piero has claimed that he will help to improve the A-League following his move to Sydney FC.

The Italian striker ended his 19-year association with Juventus by joining Sydney on a free transfer earlier this month and hopes that the deal can promote football in Australia.

Del Piero said: "It was [an easy decision] because the project here is interesting. First of all I am here for Sydney, but then we hope the A-League will grow day by day.

"In everybody's blood there is football and we hope to wake up that."

The 37-year-old reportedly rejected an offer from Southampton before making the decision to become a Sydney player.