Maltese club offers Usain Bolt 2-year deal: 'A champion is always welcome'

The Maltese Super Cup might be worth a watch if Valletta FC succeed in their quest to sign eight-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt.

Days after scoring his first professional goals for the Central Coast Mariners in Australia, Bolt has a chance to play in Europe following news that Valletta FC have offered the Jamaican a two-year contract in a bid to enhance their chances of competing in the Champions League, according to Stephanie Brantz and Tom Hamilton of ESPN FC.

"A champion is always welcome and at Valletta FC we believe nothing is impossible," managing director and CEO Ghasston Slimen said.

Slimen added that the club hopes to secure Bolt's services in time for the 32-year-old to be available to compete in the Maltese Super Cup against Balzan on Dec. 13

Bolt's agent, Tony Rallis, hinted that his client had an offer on the table from a club that had recently been taken over by new owners whose objective is to compete in the Champions League.

Valetta FC have won the Maltese Premier League in five of the last eight seasons, but the club has failed to advance beyond the European tournament's second qualifying round - most recently losing to Albanian side Kukesi in the first round of Champions League qualifying on away goals before failing to reach the Europa League when it lost to Bosnia's Zrinjski Mostar.

Bolt, who previously expressed a desire to play for his favorite club, Manchester United, and trained with Bundesliga outfit Borussia Dortmund, opened his professional scoring account with an impressive goal Saturday before doubling his tally thanks to a defensive gaffe.

Despite his impressive display, Central Coast Mariners CEO Shaun Mielekamp wasn't ready to guarantee a future for Bolt at the club, saying, "it's too early to tell" whether he would be offered a permanent contract.