Sithebe rejects Amazulu for Chiefs

Siyethemba Sithebe. ©Gavin Barker/BackpagePix

Kaizer Motaung Jnr all but confirms Siyethemba Sithebe is a Kaizer Chiefs player!

One of the worst kept secrets in the DStv Premiership right now, is undoubtedly the transfer saga involving Kaizer Chiefs and Siyethemba Sithebe.

Sithebe rejects Amazulu for Chiefs

Siyethemba Sithebe. ©Gavin Barker/BackpagePix

One of the worst kept secrets in the DStv Premiership right now, is undoubtedly the transfer saga involving Kaizer Chiefs and Siyethemba Sithebe.

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Even though the player still remains at Amazulu, multiple reports have claimed that Sithebe has already concluded his deal to join Chiefs. 

Sithebe was thought to be on his to Amakhosi in January

It was originally considered that the player was going to be unveiled by Chiefs during the January transfer window. However, the deal began to seem a lot more complicated than many would’ve first thought, with Amazulu digging their heels. Even though Amazulu chairman Sandile Zungu did go on to admit defeat in renewing Sithebe’s deal, he appeared determined not to let the player go. 

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That is where Chiefs then started to become creative over how they plan to lure Sithebe to the club six-months earlier, having reportedly concluded the pre-contract agreement. Zungu then confirmed rumours that the Glamour Boys had, indeed offered Amazulu two players in exchange for the midfielder’s early release. However, Zungu made no secret of his discontent at the quality of the players Chiefs had offered, going on to call them “rejects” on a public platform. 

Amazulu accusing Chiefs of illegal approach on Sithebe

Furthermore, Amazulu continued their public calling out of Chiefs, stating that they had “jumped the gun” in their pursuit of Sithebe. According to Zungu, Amakhosi had concluded a deal with the Bafana Bafana midfielder at the beginning of December already, whereas the player was only legally allowed to negotiate with other interested clubs from January onwards. 

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However Chiefs sporting director Kaizer Motaung Jnr denied any such activities in their pursuit od Sithebe. 

Motaung Jnr denies allegations

“The straight-up answer is that we’ve always done exactly how we have to hold our standards, being professional in the right time and frame, when the rules say something is allowed that’s the only time the club is able to function and that’s what the club has done, “So yet again, it’s tough talking about players from different teams, I can only talk about registered Kaizer Chiefs players. So it’s good to hear the thoughts and we have the highest respect for the Zungu family and AmaZulu as a whole.” Said Motaung Jnr to the Ultimate Sports Show as per iDiski Times.

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Motaung Jnr would then go on to seemingly confirm that Chiefs had, indeed concluded a deal with Sithebe.

Transfer confirmed?

“The club has acted in the right time constraints, so I think we have conducted ourselves within the parameters.” He said in closing .

The Sithebe to Chiefs saga is expected to come to an end during the close season.