Kaizer Chiefs’ FIVE priority transfer targets revealed?
Would this list of names make Chiefs challengers?
Kaizer Chiefs will need to go again in the next transfer window if they want to build a credible challenge for silverware next season. Who can they target?
A five-man wish list for Kaizer Chiefs
Neo Maema
According to local reports, Chiefs are keen on signing the experienced playmaker Neo Maema from Sundowns. The 29-year-old Bloemfontein-born star has been on the fringes at Sundowns this season, only making five league appearances. Maema moved to Sundowns from Royal AM in July 2021.
Thabang Matuludi
Kaizer Chiefs were in pole position to sign 25-year-old Thabang Matuludi in the winter. The Polokwane man has shown a sense of adventure from the right-back position this season, scoring twice and assisting once in the opening 12 games of the new Betway Premiership season. His buccaneering ways make him a target for the country’s top sides. Orlando Pirates are also reportedly interested.
Oswin Appollis
According to SoccerLaduma, Polokwane City dug their heels in over star winger Oswin Appollis with club chairman Johnny Mogaladi preferring to sell the 23-year-old Bafana man to overseas suitors if at all. Injuries to key duo Tlou Nkwe and Thabang Matuludi strengthened his resolve to keep the player. Polokwane is currently third in the Betway premiership and chasing an unlikely continental finishing place, viewing themselves as legitimate contenders to finish above Kaizer Chiefs. Why sell to a direct rival?
Fiston Mayele
Former Amakhosi defender Mokete Tsotetsi has added him name to the list of pundits, players and fans who are desperate for Chiefs to sign prolific Congolese marksman Fiston Mayele. Via Goal:
“We have good strikers that’s not a doubt but we need a striker like Mayele who can win us those tough games where we create chances but we can’t convert,” he told SNL24.
“He has proved it wherever he has played. He did well in Tanzania for Yanga and now he is doing well for Pyramids in Egypt. We need a striker like him. It would be very good if the club could sign him in January.
“The coach and the assistant coach know him very well and that could bring in that understanding between the coach and the player which would in turn help the team,” Tsotetsi continued.
“So I think that’s why also the coach has been wanting to sign him and even me I believe that if we can sign Mayele we can win more games than we have done so far.”
Luke Le Roux
According to Siseko Gwegwe’s online investigations, 24-year-old Bafana Bafana and Värnamo midfield dynamo Luke Le Roux is a target for Chiefs. However, they’ll likely face competition from Sundowns. Le Roux already has extensive experience in Europe after stints with Sweden and the Netherlands. He’s also got seven caps for Bafana Bafana, earning his debut for South Africa in September 2022. This midfield schemer has the backing of Hugo Broos, but does he want a return to Mzansi?
Is this a realistic set of transfer tatgets? Does the club also need a new goalkeeper?
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