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Concern over Herrington decision as big clubs watch ‘very closely’

Ex-Socceroos star Tommy Oar has issued a word of caution about Lucas Herrington’s dream Premier League move as the 18-year-old defender prepares for a possible Hull City debut against Manchester United on August 22 (AEST).

Herrington’s five-year deal with newly promoted Hull was confirmed on Thursday (AEST) as the Tigers agreed terms for an Australian football record $33 million transfer from the Colorado Rapids.

Oar, 34, has joined Stan Sport’s team of football experts after working on the 2026 FIFA World Cup for SBS.

“There are two ways of looking at this,” Oar said on Stan’s Premier League season preview show.

Australia’s brightest young talents are on the move and it bodes well for the Socceroos | Jack Snape

Headlined by Lucas Herrington’s record move to Hull City, almost a third of the World Cup squad are changing clubs with January’s Asian Cup looming

From Socceroos to soccer-moves, the World Cup has launched Australia’s top footballers into the transfer vortex, highlighted by this week’s signing of Lucas Herrington and expected signing of Nestory Irankunda at top-flight European clubs.

At just 18, Herrington has completed a blockbuster $33m move to Premier League returnees Hull City from Colorado Rapids in a deal that eclipsed the transfer record for an Australian, previously held by Harry Souttar who moved to Leicester City for $26.3m in 2023. “The opportunity to play in the Premier League, one of the best leagues in the world, is a dream come true,” Herrington said.

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