Kaizer Chiefs raid Cape Town again for their fourth signing?
Slowly going about their business.
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Kaizer Chiefs are working on sealing their fourth signing of the window and he’s another talented star from the Mother City.
Kaizer Chiefs to raid Cape Town Spurs again?
This week, the club snapped up the signing of left-footed central defender Rushwin Dortley for a reported R6 million fee. Now, Amakhosi officials are working hard behind the scenes to lure another talented Cape Town Spurs player to Naturena, according to SABC Sport. The player in question is winger Asanele Velebayi. The 21-year-old shone in a struggling team last term, earning a call-up for Bafana Bafana during the COSAFA Cup. It’s been a sharp rise for a player who only got promoted from the club’s academy in October 2023.
Dortley, Sam and Ntwari are in the bag
The club’s recruitment drive so far this winter has a distinctly defensive flavour. In through the doors at Naturena are 24-year-old Rwandan goalkeeper Fiacre Ntwala, left-back Bongani Sam and technically gifted left-footed central defender Rushwin Dortley. Chiefs face Young Africans on July 28th in the Toyota Cup in Bloemfontein. Ironically, they are one of Nasreddine Nabi’s old clubs with whom he enjoyed unprecedented success, winning trebles in successive seasons.
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The wide areas need work
With uncertainty surrounding the future of versatile 27-year-old attacker Ashley Du Preez, a wide attacker who’s been deployed through the middle for long periods of his Chiefs career, the club needs other options. Du Preez is the subject of interest from the Portuguese side Vitoria SC. If they stump up a reported R30 million, Chiefs would be foolish to stand in his way. He’s one of several players who could leave the club in the coming months.
There’s also been next to no contribution from the likes of Tebogo Potsane and Mduduzi Mdantsane who the board is trying to ship out on loan. Christian Saile is also nowhere as productive as was expected. 20-year-old Mduduzi Shabalala’s future seems to be in the number 10 role, while Mfundo ‘Obrigado’ Vilakazi is still just 18 and very raw. It’s therefore no real surprise that Chiefs are working on a deal to sign Velebayi.
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