Kaizer Chiefs latest | Two calls that made Cole Alexander join Amakhosi

Midfielder Cole Alexander has revealed how his move to Kaizer Chiefs came about, and Stuart Baxter was influential in making it happen.

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Baxter worked with Alexander for half-a-season at Indian Super League (ISL) outfit Odisha FC, and the pair reunited at Chiefs over a week ago.

According to Alexander, Baxter gave him a call offering him a chance to join Chiefs before receiving another call from the club itself.

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And the minute he got the call from Baxter, Alexander knew he had to drop everything and head to Naturena for an opportunity of a lifetime.

At the time, Alexander was on the books of Odisha, and had a year left on his contract with them.

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However, he successfully negotiated his way out, before securing the dream move to Naturena to link up with Baxter.

“In my journey coming here, I played in the ISL last season under the current coach, coach Baxter,” Alexander told Amakhosi’s media department.

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“I got a call from him. I got a call from Chiefs, and didn’t look back again. I was fully committed to joining a club as big as this,” he said.

“I was with my family when I got the news, and as soon as I got the call, I told them and we were all so happy,” added Alexander.

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