Kaizer Chiefs are hoping to sign the type of firepower that will propel them to title-chasing status.
It’s been a sorry era for the Soweto giants, who have finished out of the top ten in the last two successive seasons. However, they did manage to end their ten-year trophy drought after lifting the Nedbank Cup in May.
Head coach Nasreddine Nabi has given Kaizer Chiefs an ultimatum: cough up the finances to sign stars, or he’ll walk away.
“I wouldn’t be honest if say that I’m going to stay if the club doesn’t allow me to get all the tools to succeed next season because they have promised, and myself, I have promised the fans that I want to build a successful team that will compete in every competition to win trophies,” Nabi said.
“That’s the condition for me to stay [at Chiefs] because I don’t feel that I want to go through what I went through this season.”
Who’s IN, who’s OUT?
Regarding long-term target Fiston Mayele, the Glamour Boys are said to be R20 million short, dampening their chances of signing the in-from striker.
Meanwhile, there’s growing speculation that the club is open to loaning youngster Samkelo Zwane next season as Kaizer Chiefs continue to hunt additional midfielders; however, they are keen on keeping Sibongiseni Mthethwa having offered him a two-year contract extension.
“The club has already taken the initiative to keep the midfielder for two more years,” an inside source revealed. “The talks are believed to have started before the end of the season. But apparently things are looking good. It will all now depend on what both parties are looking at. But the talks are open.”
Another source reaffirmed the speculation, saying, “Yes, he didn’t start well under coach Nasreddine Nabi. We think he didn’t understand him. But now they are happy with him and that’s why they are offering him a two-year deal.”
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