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Njabulo Blom will be leaving Chiefs. Photo: Twitter / @MakhanyaPBR

R11m man Njabulo Blom to stay at Chiefs after all?

A new report has suggested Chiefs youngster Njabulo Blom could end up staying at Naturena despite recent rumours of a likely exit.

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Njabulo Blom will be leaving Chiefs. Photo: Twitter / @MakhanyaPBR

Although there have been some apparent issues between Njabulo Blom’s representatives and the Chiefs management, which has led to talk that he could end up leaving Naturena, it remains to be seen whether he could still secure a new and improved contract extension at Amakhosi.

According to an extensive report in the latest issue of Soccer Laduma, Blom has been valued at R11 million by Chiefs, while it’s suggested that insiders have revealed that he has agreed in principle to remain withe the club beyond the 2022/23 season.

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It’s further stated that if Blom does officially agree to the extension with Chiefs, it will be a multi-million rand contract.

The talented youngster has been highly sought after by other clubs, who will be monitoring any possibility of securing his services on a pre-contract in January.

Previously it was suggested that Blom had actually been offered to SuperSport United “in unofficial discussions… potentially as a free agent at the end of the season given that Amakhosi are unlikely to sell him”.

However, SuperSport CEO Stan Matthews ruled this move out when talking to SABC Sport.

“Blom is a very good player, someone our coach [Gavin Hunt] knows well and respects highly. But he is a Chiefs player and a player on a wage bracket that, for us, isn’t in our range. It’s a non-starter,” the Matsatsantsa boss explained. Njabulo Blom is not an option to play for SuperSport United at all – there’s nothing more to discuss about it…

“He’s going to be a player that the big three are going to fight over, and we can’t go into that war – I can’t go into a gunfight with a pocket knife. We have a different model of recruiting and identifying players.”

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The Chiefs star has been in the headlines for some time

Earlier this month, a further report appeared in the Sunday Times newspaper, which highlighted comments from Blom’s agent Rob Moore, who apparently accused Chiefs of offering “peanuts” for the 22-year-old as contract extensions hit a stumbling block.

A source with details of the developments told the Sunday Times that the various parties remained at odds, but perhaps this has since changed.

Blom’s contract expires on June 30 next year, and he has also been linked to Orlando Pirates or Mamelodi Sundowns.

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