Kaizer Chiefs football manager Bobby Motaung has hinted at the reason behind the club’s decision not to sign Percy Tau.
The 31-year-old forward is now a free agent after leaving Qatar in May. In June, he was heavily linked with Amakhosi, but nothing materialised.
During an interview with Robert Marawa, Tau admitted that he would be keen to join Kaizer Chiefs if the right offer were made. In terms of numbers, the former Brighton and Hove forward said anything around R450 000 per month can be enough.
Motaung though pointed out that when a player starts talking about money before the club approaches, the player is not suited for Chiefs.
“Our industry is funny. When you want a player and when we start talking (and) you start talking about money first, he’s not coming to our club. That’s not your player,” Motaung said on Smash Sports YouTube Channel.
“When you love the game, money will come. If you say, ‘This is the club I want to play for’ (we’ll discuss other things later).
Kaizer Chiefs are not keen on Percy Tau
The Chiefs boss felt tha when a player talks money first, he no longer plays for the love of the game.
“But if you start off by saying, ‘How much are you giving me?’ That person is no longer playing for the game. The industry taught me that. The issue of salary… Yes, you need money, I need to pay school fees, maintanance, but the thing of loving people, sacrifice is hard. It’s something deep. If you don’t have the right spirit, you can run away or quit,” Motaung added.
Besides Tau, Kaizer Chiefs were also linked to several Bafana Bafana stars like Mihlali Mayambela and Fawaaz Basadien.
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