Eight-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt still harbours a dream of one day playing for Manchester United.
Bolt participated in his first training session with Central Coast Mariners on his 32nd birthday on Tuesday, having joined the A-League club for an “indefinite” training period.
The fastest man ever over 100 and 200 metres retired from athletics in 2017 and, having spent time with Borussia Dortmund, Mamelodi Sundowns and Stromsgodset, Bolt has set his sights on becoming a professional footballer. 
A contract with the Mariners may emerge if he impresses in training, yet Bolt’s biggest aspiration is to turn out for his beloved United.
Speaking to reporters after his first training session in Australia, Bolt said: “I daydream all the time about just big things…one of my biggest is to play for Manchester United.
“I think that could be my biggest dream. You can’t get bigger than that.
“Even if it’s just for five games or one game, that would be a dream come true because, as I said, I’m a massive fan.
“But this is the start and I’m really appreciative of everything the Mariners have done. They’ve given me the opportunity to make my mark and get my start here.”
Jose Mourinho may be intrigued to hear that Bolt spent time in central defence when he was growing up, given the United boss was unsuccessful in trying to strength that area during the transfer window.
“I started as a keeper in primary school and the faster I got, the further up the field I got,” Bolt added.
“In high school I was centre-back and eventually a centre forward.”
Usain St Leo Bolt is a Jamaican retired sprinter and world record holder in the 100 metres, 200 metres and 4 × 100 metres relay. His reign as Olympic Games champion in all of these events spans three Olympics. Due to his achievements and dominance in sprint competition, he is widely considered to be the greatest sprinter of all time.
An eleven-time World Champion, he won consecutive World Championship 100 m, 200 m and 4 × 100 metres relay gold medals from 2009 to 2015, with the exception of a 100 m false start in 2011. He is the most successful athlete of the World Championships, was the first athlete to win four World Championship titles in the 200 m and is the joint-most successful in the 100 m with three titles.
An eight-time Olympic gold medalist, Bolt won the 100 m, 200 m and 4 × 100 m relay at three consecutive Olympic Games, although he lost the 2008 relay gold medal about nine years after the fact due to a teammate’s doping disqualification.