Adelaide United has signed Michael Zullo on a one-year loan deal Michael Zullo competes for the ball with New Zealand's Shane Smeltz. UPDATE: NEW Adelaide United signing Michael Zullo says he will now get his chance to again impress Socceroos boss Holger Osieck in the race to win a spot at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Zullo, 24, penned a one-year loan deal after his Dutch club FC Utrecht agreed to release the left-sided player on Thursday after spending the opening four rounds without any game time. He believes playing A-League football consistently is the key to regaining his national team status after missing the Socceroos cut for the Brazil clash in Brasilia on September 7. "This has been building up for a while and to come to Adelaide is a recent thing, it happened (the offer) just four or five days ago,"" Zullo said from the Netherlands. The life of a footballer is living out a suitcase really and what I want at the moment is that I really want to play for the Socceroos. That's my goal, the World Cup. Playing in Europe, unless you're playing in the (English) Premier League or something like that you're out of people's eyes as far as Australia is concerned. I'm looking forward to coming back and playing in the A-League again and that way forcing myself back into the Socceroos. "Holger has shown he is more than willing to pick people that play in the A-League and for me that's the main thing."" Zullo says he has played nearly every position for FC Utrecht - except centre back and goalkeeper - since he was transferred from Brisbane Roar to the Eredivisie club in 2010. At Roar the skilful and quick left-sided player was used as a winger - left and right - and at times at left back. Zullo said he has targetted Adelaide's left back spot as a goal which would help him claim a World Cup berth in Brazil. But it was Adelaide coach Josep Gombau that convinced him the Reds was the place to be to secure his World Cup dream. "All the messages have been really positive from Adelaide,"" Zullo said. They want to play possession football and it sounds really exciting. "I heard a lot about him (Gombau) but when Adelaide expressed interest I got a really great vibe when I spoke to him and hopefully it's a good fit for both of us."" Zullo leaves the Netherlands tonight and is expected to land in Adelaide on Sunday night. He will arrive first in his hometown Brisbane before finalising his move to SA.