Kaizer Chiefs have a surplus of central midfielders, so they’ve decided to stop pursuing a long-standing Bafana Bafana target.
Kaizer Chiefs cool interest in Sithole
According to Soccer Laduma, Kaizer Chiefs have dropped their interest in Gil Vicente midfielder Sphephelo ‘Yaya’ Sithole. The 26-year-old plies his trade in the second tier of Portugal.
“There are some decisions which the team is believed to be taking because of the players they already have,” a source explained.
“You see, with Yaya (Sithole), there are about four players already in that position in Edson Castillo, Sibongiseni Mthethwa, Samkelo Zwane, as well as Yusuf Maart, if he will still be around. So, the club apparently feels that position will be overloaded, so that’s why they are believed to be withdrawing from signing Yaya.”
“The injury has affected the whole move. The club scouts and recruiters feel like it would be a risk signing him as he has been out for a long time due to injury, though he is a good player. And the other issue is that the club is still looking at the possibility of keeping Njabulo Blom. Which means they would not need Sithole, and that’s the other reason why they are backtracking on signing him.”
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