Orlando Pirates have finally broken their silence on Monnapule Saleng.
The 26-year-old has not featured for the club since early December with several reports linking him with a move away from the club. On Wednesday, the Soweto giants released a statement regarding the player.
Monnapule Saleng not going anywhere it seems
“As Orlando Pirates Football Club, we have noted with great concern a growing trend of misinformation circulating on social media and in certain media outlets regarding alleged offers for some of our players. Ordinarily, the Club refrains from engaging with baseless rumours aimed at creating unnecessary sensationalism and clickbait. However, the persistence and escalation of these unsubstantiated claims now compel us to set the record straight,” the club said.
“The misinformation began with a fabricated story regarding Monnapule Saleng, alleging that the Club had denied the player a lucrative transfer opportunity to a team in the Middle East. Initially, we chose to disregard this as, yet another false narrative meant to explain the player’s temporary absence from the playing squad. Unfortunately, the story has since gained unwarranted traction, even being picked up by some mainstream media outlets,” Orlando Pirates said.
The Buccaneers have denied claims that Monnapule Saleng was wanted in the Middle East last year.
“Orlando Pirates Football Club categorically denies ever receiving any offer from a Middle Eastern club for the services of Monnapule Saleng.
On 13 January 2025, Kickoff.co.za published titled, The Gulf Region team was serious about Saleng, a story claiming that an agent, Rui Frois, met with a “high-ranking” Pirates official to discuss Saleng’s availability,” the club said.
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