Orlando Pirates sensational winger Relebohile Mofokengis unlikely to stay at the club this coming season, with offers coming thick and fast.
The 20-year-old attacker is a strong candidate to win PSL Player of the Season after an incredible season with the Buccaneers. European and American teams have expressed their interest in the youngster, but the Buccaneers are yet to receive a good offer from top teams.
Orlando Pirateslegend Edward Motale has pleaded with the club to allow Mofokeng to join a club from Europe’s top leagues.
“That’s my wish, for the boy to leave and trade his talent somewhere in the bigger leagues,” he told Soccer Laduma.
“Here locally he’s got nothing to prove. And his age allows him now for him to trade outside and open windows for the other Mofokengs you get me.
“Obviously they’ll be no other Mofokeng if he goes, but that’s football, football is come-and-go baba,” the Orlando Pirates legend added.
“Even us we were there and the likes of (Happy) Jele arrived, even them they have left and others came, that’s football.
“We will create another Mofokeng, even though he’s not going to be 100 percent Mofokeng, but we’ll create another one,”
Mofokeng had his best season with Orlando Pirates
With Mofokeng set to leave, the Buccaneers have found his replacement in Oswin Appollis. The Bafana Bafana winger joined the Soweto giants from Polokwane City last month, to the surprise of many soccer fans.
Another player that could be on the move is Monnapule Saleng. The speedy winger’s future at the club remains unknown as he hasn’t kicked a ball in black and white colours for seven months.
In the next few weeks, Orlando Pirates could lose Mofokeng and Saleng. Given that the club signed Tshepang Moremi and Appollis, they should be fine.
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