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Bulls' Toure dares to dream of emulating older brothers

Musa Toure's two older brothers and some of his best friends are Socceroos.

But the young striker knows if he wants to reach those heights too, there's one thing he needs more than anything else: to play regularly.

So this off-season, the 20-year-old departed Danish club Randers, where he'd played sparsely, to return to the A-League Men with Macarthur FC, who he has supported since older brother Al Hassan played there in 2021-23.

"Obviously you want to play, you want to get as much game time at a young age as possible, so when you get overseas, you're ready," Toure told AAP. 

"So I decided maybe I needed a few more games just to really enjoy football again and obviously work on things that I was lacking.

"Hopefully I can get back to Europe at some point in the future. So I just need to obviously work here and try to prove (myself) and score more goals and help my team win games."

Toure, still building match fitness, came off the bench and scored Macarthur's equaliser against Newcastle.

That delighted a famous WhatsApp group that includes Al Hassan, Mohamed and Musa Toure, Nestory Irankunda, Tete Yengi and more talented Australian footballers.

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Norwich City striker Mohamed, 22, sidelined with a shoulder injury, is back home at the moment.

He and older brother Al Hassan, 26, have helped Musa navigate professional football and become a better player and person.

"When it comes to Al Hassan, he really helps me be a professional off the pitch, and he really just tries to tell me what to eat, when to sleep," Toure said.

"Mo, since I'm playing as a striker now - and Mo is unbelievable, scoring goals for fun - he obviously helps me and tells me about my runs and he just shows me how to play as a striker

"Often me and the boys just talk about how it is to become a professional and how we can do it to help each other and help the family and help my friends.

"They've been very helpful to me in terms of when it comes to football and then in life they're my older brothers - so you have to listen to them when they talk."

Already a Young Socceroo, Toure dares to dream of joining his brothers and friends in representing Australia at senior level.

"I always have visions of playing for the Socceroos with my brothers," he said.

"This is a dream we always had since we were kids.

"So when I see Mo and Al play for the Socceroos, it's always giving me that buzz to actually try to play for the Socceroos.

"I was there for the World Cup and it's a dream to play with Tete and Nes as well."

But first, with a goal and fresh confidence under his belt, Toure will set his sights on Saturday's local derby against Western Sydney in Campbelltown.

"Obviously scoring your first goal for a club is always nice," Toure said.

"So I'm hoping to do it this week again."

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