Kaizer Chiefs are reportedly reluctant to sign free agent Percy Tau months after trying to lure the Bafana Bafana icon.
AmaKhosi are believed to be wary of signing veteran stars following the Khama Billiat saga, and that’s why they have decided to pull the plug on the CAF Champions League winner.
“The team feels that apparently, they believe they have learnt a lesson from the signing of Khama Billiat and Keagan Dolly,” an inside source explained.
“They paid a lot of money but the club [Kaizer Chiefs] believes those returns were not worthy of it. So that’s why they are looking at other forward players apart from Percy Tau. So for now he is not one of the targets. But in football you never know what would happen in future. But definitely not now.”
An additional source confirmed the news, saying, “Of course there was a time when the club was interested in signing Percy Tau and that was when he was about to leave Aly Ahly.”
“But no longer. Kaizer Chiefs’ technical team as well as the recruitment department have ruled out signing Percy Tau this time around. It’s apparently not in the coach’s plans at the moment. They pulled out of that race.”
Appollis inbound?
Meanwhile, Kaizer Chiefs are reportedly closing in on Polokwane City winger Oswin Appollis, who experienced a prolonged dip in form last season, but Nasreddine Nabi’s side clearly believe they can reignite his play.
“If you were talking about Appollis, I could have agreed with you. It’s also an open secret that Kaizer Chiefs are interested in him,” an inside source revealed. “The negotiations are believed to also be at an advanced stage as there are a few logistics they are working on, but not Elias Mokwana.”
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