Peter Shalulile of Highlands Park during the Absa Premiership 2019/20 match between Mamelodi Sundowns and Highlands Park at Lucas Moripe Stadium, Pretoria, on 23 October 2019 ©Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix
Highlands Park boss places hefty price tag on sought-after Shalulile
Peter Shalulile was among the PSL Golden Boot contenders when the league was halted indefinitely in March.
Peter Shalulile of Highlands Park during the Absa Premiership 2019/20 match between Mamelodi Sundowns and Highlands Park at Lucas Moripe Stadium, Pretoria, on 23 October 2019 ©Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix
Namibian attacker Peter Shalulile enjoyed a decent goal-scoring run in his second top-flight season at Highlands Park, and won’t leave the club for cheap, according to chairman Larry Brookstone.
The Lions of the North boss was on Power987 Sport on Friday, where he revealed the price tag he’s placed on the player, who helped the club to promotion in 2018 before registering 15 goals across competitions in his second season in South Africa’s elite league.
A lot to pay for Peter Shalulile suitors
Brookstone says he rates the player higher than 2017/18 PSL Player of the Season, who was bought for a reported R50 million from Mamelodi Sundowns by English outfit Brighton and Hove Albion.
“Peter Shalulile is worth R30 million no doubt. He’s rated better than Percy Tau. Rated better than Keagan Dolly,” Brookstone told the station. “And these are international ratings. He’s prolific. He is able to assimilate to an environment he does in.”
Larry Brookstone, Highlands Park chairman
"Peter Shalulile is worth R30 million no doubt. He's rated better than Percy Tau. Rated better than Keagan Dolly. And these are international ratings. He's prolific. He is able to assimilate to an environment he does in" – Larry Brookstone, Highlands Park chairman. pic.twitter.com/x9mWGpJjR9
— PowerSport (@Power987Sport) June 5, 2020
Where to next for Namibian ace?
Since being a pivotal part of Highlands’ return to the big time in 2018, Shalulile has been linked with the country’s “big three” – Kaizer Chiefs, Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns.
However, the R30 million price tag – plus the fact that his contract with the Thembisa-based outfit ends in 2023 – has complicated his prospects of a move.
In an interview with KickOff, the 26-year-old said he was eyeing a move outside the continent, but expressed a special attachment to his current club.
“These are the people who took me from Windhoek and brought me here. So they definitely love me, and if they do not want me to leave then definitely we have to make peace.”
Peter Shalulile, Highlands Park
Shalulile featured for Namibia in the recent Africa Cup of Nations, where he made three starts, including one in the 1-0 group-stage defeat to South Africa.
He has a total of 12 international caps, where he has found the net three times.
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