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Kermit Erasmus has bid farewell to Sundowns. Photo: Gallo Images

Kermit Erasmus breaks silence on leaving Mamelodi Sundowns

Orlando Pirates striker Kermit Erasmus has opened up on how things ended with his former club Mamelodi Sundowns.

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Kermit Erasmus has bid farewell to Sundowns. Photo: Gallo Images

Orlando Pirates striker Kermit Erasmus has opened up on how things ended with his former club Mamelodi Sundowns.

Erasmus was expected to leave the Brazilians before the season started, but rejoining Orlando Pirates came as a shock to many because there were no rumours of the move.

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The 32-year-old forward struggled with game time for quite some time at Sundowns before he moved on the last day of the transfer window.

He says he wasn’t happy with how things ended with Bafana Ba Style.

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ERASMUS – IT WAS A BIT DISRESPECTFUL

“It wasn’t a tough decision to rejoin Pirates. I was disappointed how things ended at Sundowns. It was a bit disrespectful. They tried to move me somewhere I didn’t want to go. I wasn’t even given reasons why I wasn’t playing” – Kermit Erasmus on SAFMSportOn as quoted by Makonco Media.

“I’m not going to say where they wanted to loan me. But I didn’t want to go there. As far as Chiefs is concerned there was never any interest from them. It was just talk on social media but there was no offer. I even called John [Comitis] to find out if they had approached Downs, he said, ‘No’.

“When Pirates found out that I was available, they wasted no time in signing me. And who would say no to Pirates. It was a no brainer and like they said Once a Pirates Always a Pirates.”

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Kermit Erasmus of Orlando Pirates celebrates a victory during the MTN8 Final match between Orlando Pirates and AmaZulu held at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on 05 November 2022 © Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix.