Mosimane not ready to give up on top targets Billiat and Modiba

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  • Post published:August 27, 2019

Mamelodi Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane says he still wants to add to his squad, hinting at the possibility of bringing in Khama Billiat from Kaizer Chiefs and Aubrey Modiba from SuperSport United.

Sundowns have been linked to Billiat and Modiba throughout the transfer window, but have been met by reluctant sellers in Chiefs and SuperSport.

Amakhosi released a public statement earlier in the window stating that Billiat was going nowhere, while SuperSport CEO Stan Matthews also revealed his club has no interest in selling their best players, including Modiba.

Mosimane, though, hasn’t given up on the duo saying his club will work hard to bring them in to take his team to the next level.

‘You know the players we want and we can’t get them for now‚ but we will try again. We have to push because anything is possible in football‚’ the coach said.

He went on to highlight the differences between the South African and European market, where players have more power.

‘If David Luiz wants to go to Arsenal‚ he goes and you know what he does to go. I am not saying that those things should be done because it can happen to me one day.

‘If Eden Hazard wants to go to Real Madrid‚ he makes sure that he goes‚ you know the story. Ronaldo wanted to go to Juventus‚ he left Madrid and it was not a small transfer. Neymar wants to go and he is not playing,’ added Mosimane.

He did admit, though, that his targets are players current employers don’t want to sell.

‘They don’t want to sell but anything is possible because every player has a price tag and I have said the same thing‚’ he said.

‘[Gaston] Sirino has a price and it is the way it is. There are two signings we want to make because they will take us to another level. We need players who will give competition to those that are in the starting eleven.

‘We don’t want players because we just want to sign players‚ we still have guys like Aubrey Ngoma‚ Jeremy Brockie and Lucky Mohomi and they will get a chance to play.

‘I have been good and I haven’t spoken about other people’s players. I have avoided being in that space‚ but football is football.

‘If you ask me‚ does Sirino wants to go‚ the answer is that he doesn’t want to go. If you ask me if Themba Zwane wants to go‚ he doesn’t want to go and those are facts,’ concluded Mosimane.