Emerging Socceroos striker Mo Toure says his “epic” move to the English Championship came down to a hunch.
And Toure has revealed he went against some of his agent’s advice, and that of others, before joining Norwich City.
The 22-year-old’s move from Danish Superliga side Randers FC has been wildly successful, with nine goals, including two hat-tricks, in 11 league appearances.
“Epic,” Toure said of the move, while at the Socceroos’ pre-camp in Florida before the World Cup.
“It’s like a last-minute move late in the (transfer) window; I didn’t know what to expect.
“I had a lot of comments about moving to the championship; some were negative, some were positive, that’s how it is with every move.”
While pondering the move, Toure’s agent implored the attacker to stop contacting others for their thoughts, advice he ignored.
“My agent was telling me to stop calling people, but I kept on asking that many people,” he said.
“Some would say: ‘It’s a tough league to go into now before the World Cup, you might not play, and if you don’t play, you lose your spot in the team.’
“And others were like: ‘Go, it’s a very good league, a very good team.’
“From the time of talking to Norwich when they first called me, I knew that is where I wanted to be.
“I had a gut feeling that things would be alright, so I just followed my gut feeling.”
Mo Toure’s finishing ability has long been apparent, ever since he was banging in goals for Adelaide United in the A-League.
(AAP: Matt Turner)
Toure’s stunning scoring feats in his breakout season have made the precocious talent a lock to feature in Australia’s World Cup.
Coach Tony Popovic will submit his final 26-strong squad for the showpiece tournament by June 1.
Toure was born a Liberian refugee in Guinea in March 2004, before his family migrated to Australia nine months later and settled in Adelaide.
He said the prospect of playing for Australia at the World Cup would “mean a lot to me and my family”.
“This is the country that gave us the opportunity to live,” Toure said.
“So I think it would be the best way to repay back and just do what I love at a top level.”
Australia’s World Cup campaign kicks off against Turkey on June 14 AEST, before games against the United States (June 20 AEST) and Paraguay (June 26 AEST).
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