AmaZulu will turn their focus back to the DStv Premiership when they host TS Galaxy at the Moses Mabhida Stadium on Tuesday, 22 February. Photo: Archives
McCarthy reveals why AmaZulu couldn’t capture dream signing
Coach Benni McCarthy has explained why the club couldn’t take a risk on signing an Argentine star he hoped to bring to AmaZulu.
AmaZulu will turn their focus back to the DStv Premiership when they host TS Galaxy at the Moses Mabhida Stadium on Tuesday, 22 February. Photo: Archives
Last year, McCarthy opened up about the desire to land a ‘marquee’ signing he had been keeping a close eye on: 28-year-old Argentinian forward Facundo Juarez.
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However, AmaZulu have missed out on bringing Juarez to AmaZulu in the transfer window, and coach McCarthy has provided further insight into the latest circumstances that circumvented the recruitment.
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“Facundo Juárez everyone knows that was my marque signing, marque player that I wanted,” McCarthy told reporters, as quoted by iDiski Times.
“Some complications and then the player suffered an injury as well throughout the mid-season, so we don’t know the length of how serious the injury is.
“So the club felt like they didn’t want to risk all the resources on getting the player, and maybe he’s not at the level where I wanted him to be, and then you got to get him right, and you want to bring him in, and you want to bring him to hit the ground running.
“You bring him in, and now you got to do rehab, and it’s two, three months that I can’t afford to have the player that you desire, but you can’t use him because he’s injured, so there were a lot of factors, so we didn’t get that.”
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