Orlando Pirates appears to have joined the race to sign Kaizer Chiefs target Asanele Velebayi.
The 21-year-old attacker was heavily linked to Amakhosi but the move failed to materialise. Cape Town Spurs has since made him captain this season in the Motsepe Foundation Championship.
According to Soccer-Laduma, Velebay is in Orlando Pirates’ books as they look to hijack him from Chiefs.
“They (Pirates) want to build a very strong squad with at least two or three players in each position so that the competition is high and that helps the team’s performance as well. They have identified a few players and their new analyst has identified Asanele (Velebayi) as one of them. So they may be willing to sacrifice some of their fringe players in exchange for Velebayi,” said the source.
Pirates to hijack Chiefs target
Velebai said he wasn’t focused on his failed move to Chieds but was eager to get Spurs back to the PSL. The Urban Warriors were relegated to the first division last season.
“My peers, the likes of (Rushwin) Dortley, have done well. I don’t see what will stop me from reaching those levels or surpassing them. At the moment, I’m focused on my job at Cape Town Spurs, but that does not mean I don’t think about the future,” Velebayi told FARPost.
It remains to be seen if Pirates or Chiefs can bring the young attacker back to the PSL. Spurs will look for anything above R10 million for their star player.
Should Velebayi go overseas or join one of the Soweto teams?
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