Swallows FC chairman David Mogashoa has broken his silence on rumours linking the Birds defender Gregory Damons with Kaizer Chiefs.
With Amakhosi bolstering for the upcoming season, the former Cape Town Spurs right-back was reported to be close to joining the Soweto giants.
Mogashoa has set the record straight that they have never entered any discussions with Chiefs over the 27-year-old defender.
He insisted Damons is “not going anywhere” especially since he has been with Swallows for one season.
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“Gregory Damons is not going anywhere, we’ve not had any discussions with Chiefs around the player,” Mogashoa told FARPost.
“So, the player is not going anywhere. And also he was not in the plans to be moving this season.
“Because we also want to build a strong club, we can’t keep on chopping and changing. That affects the stability of the club.
“So, we want to make sure that we have stability and continuity at the club. So, Gregory Damons is not going anywhere. He’s not going to Chiefs, he’s staying at Swallows for the following season.
“We have a plan, every season we know which players we want to keep for continuity purposes. We know which players can be allowed to go to other clubs and for what fee
“So, for us, Gregory has been with us for a season. It’s not the right time for him to be moving. We would be killing the player.
“So, we still want the player to build his confidence and stay with the club. It’s not the right time for him to move. I won’t allow it.”
Meanwhile, Chiefs have made three signings so far.
In January, they announced the signing of Thatayaone Ditlhokwe on a pre-contract. He’ll join the club ahead of the new season along with Mduduzi Mdantsane and Given Msimango.
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