Today’s Kaizer Chiefs transfer wrap takes a look at the future of skipper Yusuf Maart. There’s also a new kid on the block and a target in Portugal.
Skipper Yusuf Maart will stay on at Naturena for another year.
Youngster Thulani Mabaso has impressed, while Chiefs’ scouts are looking at an Angolan star.
‘Mayele will only come to South Africa for a holiday and Amapiano’
Chiefs hand Maart a new deal
29-year-old Yusuf Maart will stay on at Chiefs and play a vital role in their midfield, according to local reports from @UnplayableZA on X. Since arriving from Sekhukhune in July 2022, Maart has been a near ever-present in the Amakhosi engine room. Last season, he made 27 appearances in the league.
Is ‘Depú’ Kaizer Chiefs material?
25-year-old Angolan striker Laurindo Dilson Maria Aurélio, commonly known as Depú, got zero goals and one assist in 24 league games in Serbia last season. Not the most mind-blowing record. He did, however, excel for Angola in a recent Cosafa Cup match against Bafana.
ICYMI: Chiefs release three players, including two academy stars
Pre-season tour loading for Kaizer Chiefs
As you’ll know by now, Chiefs are heading to the land of Dennis Bergkamp, Virgil van Dijk and Wesley Sneijder for their European pre-season tour adventure. The Glamour Boys jet out on 03 July and conclude the tour on 19 July. It should be a fun fortnight! George Matlou, somewhat surprisingly, will be on the flight. Young holding midfielder Thulani Mabaso will also be there; the left-footed player has impressed the technical team.
Four Kaizer Chiefs youngsters heading to the Netherlands
Sirino SARS scandal simmers away
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