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Souttar is ignoring swirls of switch discuss to stay solely targeted on Australia’s World Cup crunch sport in opposition to Denmark.
A win over the Danes will ship the Socceroos into the knockout phases for simply the second time in historical past.
Souttar was excellent in Australia’s 1-0 win over Tunisia, which opens the door to get out of their group.
The Stoke Metropolis defender’s worth has sky-rocketed however he isn’t excited by something apart from the conflict in opposition to De Rod-Hvide on Thursday (AEDT).
“My focus has obtained to be the right here and now,” Souttar advised reporters.
“If you happen to ask each participant, they need to play on the highest degree they’ll.
“However my focus is solely on Denmark and I feel I’ll let different folks deal with that for me – I do not want to do this, I simply want to focus on my performances on the pitch.”
English second-tier outfit Stoke put a price ticket of about A$36 million on Souttar when Premier League golf equipment Aston Villa and Everton circled final 12 months.
However the 24-year-old suffered an anterior cruciate ligament tear whereas on Socceroos duties final November, ruling him out for a 12 months.
His World Cup feats in opposition to France and Tunisia have been simply his second and third full video games at senior degree since returning to motion.
And Souttar’s influential shows have thrilled the Socceroos – and his agent.
“He was simply delighted for me… he was actually happy for me,” he stated.
“Clearly the messages I’ve obtained from household and pals, it is good to listen to from them.
“However I do not assume you may pay an excessive amount of consideration to it… we’re one sport away from criticism, you have to take it with a pinch of salt.
“The main focus has obtained to be on Denmark.
“The boss (coach Graham Arnold) stated it completely after the sport: we take pleasure in, we have a good time with the followers, with family and friends within the stands, however the outcome will imply nothing if we do not get a outcome in opposition to Denmark.”
With reigning champions France (six factors) assured of advancing from the group, Australia (three factors), Denmark (one level) and Tunisia (one level) are scrapping to hitch them.
A Socceroos win over the Danes will assure development and a draw may also be sufficient, supplied a red-hot France defeat or draw with the unfancied Tunisians.
However Souttar stated the Australians have been cautious of the standard of Denmark, who have been semi-finalists eventually 12 months’s UEFA European Championship.
“It’ll be an unimaginable check,” he stated.
“It is all on the road for each groups and it is what you play soccer for, the large moments.”