Makhehleni Makhaula. Photo: Gavin Barker/BackpagePix
Deadline day: Pirates offered early deal
Orlando Pirates could welcome a new signing in the current window, rather than the initial plan for next season.
Makhehleni Makhaula. Photo: Gavin Barker/BackpagePix
Orlando Pirates have been tempted. Just how urgently do they want their reported new midfielder?
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REPORTS: ORLANDO PIRATES TO SIGN AMAZULU STAR ON DEADLINE DAY?
As The South African website previously reported, the Sea Robbers are thought to have signed AmaZulu’s Makhehleni Makhaula on a free pre-contract deal for June.
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Newer reports now say Pirates could get the 33-year-old central midfielder by Tuesday midnight if the Soweto giants table a fee.
“SABC Sport has established that AmaZulu are open to allowing captain Makhehleni Makhaula to leave the club before the transfer window closes tomorrow night after he signed a pre-contract with Orlando Pirates,” SABC Sport’s Mazola Molefe reported.
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“The January registration period is open until Tuesday midnight, and sources at the club have informed the public broadcaster’s sport desk that AmaZulu would release Makhaula to the Soweto giants, subject to a fee,” the report added.
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Does this signing feel unnecessary considering the quality and quantity of central midfielders at Bucs? Let us know in the comments section below.
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