Sydney FC have confirmed Liverpool have made a rival bid for Alessandro Del Piero but the A-League club remain confident of signing the Italian striker.

Del Piero might go to Liverpool

Del Piero, who ended his 19-year association with Juventus when leaving on a free transfer at the end of last season. was expected to sign for Sydney in the biggest transfer in the history of Australian football.

However, Liverpool’s failure to sign a new striker on transfer deadline day has forced them to consider bringing in a free agent to provide back-up to Luis Suarez and Fabio Borini.

The Reds have made an offer for the 37-year-old, who scored 208 goals in 513 appearances for Juve, and Del Piero is expected to announce his decision in a press conference in Turin on Wednesday.

However, Sydney chief executive Tony Pignata remains hopeful the former Italy international will move to Australia.

“Liverpool have come in … and they’re a big club, there’s no denying that,” Pignata told Fox Sports. “But I think the attraction of Australia might sway us.

“I’m still confident but until we get that signature on a piece of paper, you never know. We’ve done as much as we can to get this deal over the line.

“We’re all anxious. I’m sure there’s a lot of fans out there hanging on to get a decision. We’ve just got to be patient. We’ve only been in these negotiations for a week and sometimes these sort of negotiations take longer.

“We’ll know soon one way or the other.”

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