Cardoso opens up about Kaizer Chiefs future

Cardoso has been at Kaizer Chiefs for the past seven seasons, but there has been a lack of clarity over his future for some time, with his contract set to come to an end on 30 June.

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“We still have to sit and discuss everything, and that will be coming in the next few days but I know that they are doing a bit of a clean-up,” said Cardoso as quoted by Sowetan Live.

“I’m sure everybody has seen it for quite some time already but we will wait and see. I have been here for quite some time and I hope to stay on. There are a lot of teams that are interested in SA and few clubs abroad, so I will wait until talks are gone under the water. At the moment it’s off-season and all I want is to be with my family and relax, and get my mind off football.”

As Chiefs undergo a rebuilding phase, it was recently confirmed that the club had successfully secured the services of highly-regarded young Stellies striker Ashley du Preez.

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Transfer talk indicated that if Du Preez was heading to Naturena on a cash-plus-player exchange, that Happy Mashiane could then head to Stellenbosch, where he would be hoping to receive more game-time after his career has somewhat stalled at Amakhosi recently.

However, Chiefs apparently sealed what is a cash-only deal for Du Preez after the intervention of Chiefs chairman Kaizer Motaung Snr.

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According to the report by KickOff.com, sources have suggested the 24-year-old Mashiane will remain at Naturena as he also features in the plans of newly-appointed head coach Arthur Zwane.

Plenty of attention has been focused on Chiefs’ current recruitment drive

Meanwhile, Sekhukhune United club captain Yusuf Maart, who was believed to be a key target for Chiefs, is not expected to make the move.

It’s clear that Chiefs are looking to rebuild their squad to be more competitive next year, and after signing Siyethemba Sithebe from AmaZulu on a pre-contract, reports also recently suggested Chiefs are closing in on Maart.

Some reports suggested that the offer was likely to be accepted, but Sekhukhune United CEO Jonas Malatji has now told SowetanLive that he expects Maart to stay with the club because the offers that have come through are not good enough.

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“Yusuf isn’t going as things stand. Remember, I am not a selling team. If you really need my player, when I say give me one cent you must give me that one cent… don’t say you’re going to give me half cent,” Malatji explained.

“Yes, I have been approached by a few clubs, unfortunately I won’t reveal their names, but the figures they tell me about don’t even come close to what I am asking for.”

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