Socceroo McKay signs two-year A-League deal with Roar Matt McKay will return to his hometown club for the upcoming A-League season after signing a two-year deal with Brisbane Roar to become their Australian marquee player. As reported by Fairfax Media last Wednesday, McKay was in discussions with his former club to become their start recruit of the transfer window. Brisbane wasted no time in submitting an offer for their former captain after he left Chinese club Changchun Yatai by mutual consent and beat another Asian-based club for his signature. McKay, 30, said his history with the Roar made it easy for him to decide to sign a two-year deal. "I'm very happy to be back in Brisbane and back at the Roar," said McKay, who led the club to the Hyundai A-League 2010/11 Premiers Plate and Championship trophy," McKay said. This club and this city is so close to my heart and I'm really looking forward to that moment when I pull on the orange jersey again and walk out onto Suncorp Stadium. The Socceroo left the Roar after guiding them to their maiden A-League title in 2011 and had spells in Scotland with Glasgow Rangers, Korean club Busan I'Park before spending six months in China with Changchun Yatai. A midfielder by trade, he established himself as a regular at left-back for Australia and earned 41 caps. Roar coach Mike Mulvey hailed the signing of the fan favourite as a boost to not just the club, but the competition as a whole. "Having a leader like Matt coming into such a competitive team will lift the bar across the whole squad," Mulvey said. The fact that Socceroos like Matt are returning to the A-League leading into the most important World Cup for Australian football is testament to the growing strength of the competition. McKay will commence training with the Roar on Monday.