Former AmaZulu FC coach Brandon Truter has explained why he made a U-turn on taking up a position at Black Leopards, after days of negotiations.
FARPost reported earlier this week that Truter was linked with a job at the Motsepe Foundation Championship side. He arrived in Limpopo over the past weekend and was a spectator when Leopards played in a friendly match against rivals Venda FC.
The 2019/20 National First Division-winning coach was earmarked to take over as a technical advisor to Mabhuti Khenyeza.
He was also spotted among some Leopards officials watching the Nedbank Cup match between Polokwane City FC and AmaZulu FC on Tuesday.
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However, Truter has since explained that he was in discussions with Leopards, but both parties failed to reach an agreement.
“I was in talks, and they flew me up to Limpopo, and I was in Limpopo for about five days,” Truter told FARPost.
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“But Mr David Thidiela and I were in talks, and after the five days, once we sat down, we couldn’t just find each other.
“But I think it was amicable, and I decided not to take them up on their offer. So that’s about it, it wasn’t anything malicious or anything like that,” he said.
“Make no mistake, they have a good team there. They have a very good team, and I think Mabhuti did very well. You can see the progress in the team because I saw them play a couple of times.
“There is definitely progress under Mabhuti, and I am sure they will definitely get out of the situation they are in. So for me, I just felt it was not the right time to come to Leopards at the moment.”
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