REVEALED | How Molefi Ntseki gives Kaizer Chiefs the edge in Thulani Serero chase!

With the club having already confirmed six new signings, Kaizer Chiefs fans are still hungry to see more, with Thulani Serero on their wish list. 

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The players that Chiefs announced are Thathayoane Ditlhokwe, Given Msimango, Mduduzi Mdantsane, Edson Castillo, Pule Mmodi and Ranga Chivaviro.

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Those players putting pen to paper at Chiefs has been more or less an open secret for a while now, with fans and the football fraternity just waiting for the club to officially announce them. Looking at that list, at least two of the players there are able to play in central midfield positions, whether that be in the number 6, 8 or playmaking position. Those being Edson Castillo and Mduduzi Mdantsane. But after losing Njabulo Blom to MLS side St. Louis City in the middle of last season, Amakhosi fans are thirsting for a marquee central midfield signing still. 

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After starting the previous season under former coach Arthur Zwane as a right back before eventually getting dropped, Blom began to grow into his own when he moved into his naturally position as a defensive midfielder. That is the very reason why when he left Chiefs, the team could not build on their pre-World Cup break momentum, despite trying various options there. It also became clear that a club of Chiefs’ stature requires a player of a certain calibre to play in their midfield. (exitonetaproom.com)

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Very few players can do that job and not feel its effects, and of those players is Serero. Serero has played in the biggest stadiums and stages in world football as an Ajax Amsterdam player and also in high pressured games for Bafana Bafana continentally. He has also been able to play in the United Arab Emirates for a number of years, ensuring that he will be financially sound after his playing days. He may now be in a position to come back home and take up a new challenge, and what bigger challenges exist in the PSL right now, than to try and revive the fortunes of a sleeping giant like Chiefs. 

Ntseki secret weapon to Chiefs, Serero transfer?

Now on top of that, Chiefs could be perfect for Serero, after announcing that Molefi Ntseki is now at the helm. How does Ntseki give Amakhosi the advantage? Serero last played for Bafana Bafana in early 2020. His last cap came under the new Chiefs coach. Furthermore, the diminutive midfielder was part of Stuart Baxter’s Bafana Bafana squad that made it to the quarter-finals of the 2019 AFCON tournament.

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Ntseki was also part of the squad and would’ve been able to build some sort of relation with the players before and during that tournament. He would know Serero as a player and Serero would know him as a coach. This could give Chiefs the perfect opportunity to pounce, provided they come to the party financially.