Three players Kaizer Chiefs must buy during this window
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Kaizer Chiefs still have plenty of work to do in the transfer market if they want to compete at the highest level.
Kaizer Chiefs shopping list, in our opinion
Ashley Cupido
Buying a prolific wide attacker seems almost mandatory this season, especially if the club caves in and sells R30 million valued Ashley Du Preez. They’d be silly to refuse that money if Vitoria SC in Portugal coughs it up. They’ll be expected to reinvest it in one or two players. Since the long-term target, Cape Town City striker Khanyisa Mayo is out of their price range, Ashley Cupido is an intriguing cheaper option. Stellies star Iqraam Rayners would also be too pricy, in all likelihood. The same goes for Bafana pair Elias Mokwana and Oswin Appollis. It’s time for the board to do some smart wheeling and dealing.
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Tumisang Orebonye
He’d also be considerably cheaper than 30-year-old Fiston Mayele, whose club Pyramids FC want something in the region of R11 million for their star striker. Why spend that, when you can get a younger player for much less money? According to SoccerLaduma, the 28-year-old Botswana striker is tempted by a move to Amakhosi but no offer is forthcoming yet.
“I am 28-years-old now and I don’t want to play until I am 40 years just because I didn’t make enough money now. In a few years time when I retire should invest they money in my own things so moving to South Africa would not be a problem. But as I have said, it has to be the right offer because I still have a valid contract here in Morocco.
“I signed a two and half year contract when I joined from Algeria and it’s ending in June 2026. So, only a good offer will move me. Above all, I will be playing in the CAF Champions League next season and the offer has to be better than that for me to be attracted. But in football anything is possible and I can still move to Chiefs,” Orebonye told the publication.
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Thabo Cele
Chiefs still need an authoritative, classy presence in their engine room. Since Njabulo Blom left for the MLS in 2022, they’ve lacked a true star who the fans can identify with and trust in battle. With Siyethemba Sithebe having left, there’s even more urgency to this issue. Soccer-Laduma sources report that Chiefs will reignite their interest in hardman Thabo Cele. The 27-year-old currently plies his trade in Russia and their other sources claim Cele is ready to return to South Africa. He has five caps for the national team.
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Do you agree with this list, Amakhosi fans?
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