Orlando Pirates have reportedly secured the services of Baroka FC defender Tshepho Mashiloane. The 23-year-old is expected to make the switch at the beginning of July.
“We still got to pay Mashiloane until the end of June, but Orlando Pirates have purchased Mashiloane for the coming season, not this season,” Baroka’s chairman Khurishi Mphahlele informed iDiski Times.
“But if Pirates want Mashiloane earlier there’s no problem we’ve got an agreement with Pirates. We can always make provision for that, but we are going to pay Mashiloane at the end of June because his contract ends at the end of June and the Pirates contract begins on the first of July.
“From the first of July he is an Orlando Pirates player, until then he’s still our player and we pay him.”
What about Rhodes?
Mashiloane is just one of many names expected to arrive in the offseason after the Buccaneers failed to sign a single player during the January transfer market.
According to reports, Orlando Pirates have reignited their interest in Cape Town City youngster Jaedin Rhodes.
“One of those reinforcements could be a long-time target, Jaedin Rhodes. Although the 22-year-old has endured an underwhelming season with Cape Town City, he remains a high priority on the Buccaneers’ list,” a source said.
“The club [Orlando Pirates] has been met with resistance by City in previous attempts to lure Rhodes to Gauteng, but according to sources, will try once more in the upcoming window. Complicating matters will be the Citizens’ peculiar situation.”
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