Kaizer Chiefs sporting director Kaizer Motaung Jr says the club will dig deep into their pockets in the upcoming transfer window to ensure quality players are brought in, no matter the price tag. He confidently said, ‘we’ll pay the premium’ as they aim to rebuild the club and restore its glory days.
Amakhosi have been criticised for not spending enough cash in the transfer window to bring in quality players to compete for honours like Mamelodi Sundowns in previous seasons. They have already signed the Stellenbosch FC duo of Ashley Du Preez and Zitha Kwinika ahead of next season.
“We are and will [pay the premium price]. To build a strong squad, you need to have a sound financial structure. Moving forward, people, especially in the transfer window, will see our intentions and direction as the information comes out and our strategy unfolds,” said Motaung Jr on Power Sports Extra.
“We need to get players who are not coming to play for money, but players who come to do their jobs, who want to achieve and make history as there is much work than a gold medal or a cup. If we get those kinds of minded players, it changes the recruitment process and whom we bring in.”
“We are going to be making drastic changes next season. The structure will be different, but a very exciting one.”
The former Kaizer Chiefs striker confirmed that they have already started negotiations with some of their targets and further shed light on the departments that need attention and reinforcements ahead of the next season.
“Upfront is a must-sign position; we’ll be going all out to make sure we bring joy and happiness to the Amakhosi faithful. We are in talks with top talents in that position to strengthen the department as we want to be a strong offensive-minded team come next season.”
“In the midfield, we’ll beef up the department also; we need confident ballplayers who are technically sound players. We brought in players in defence like Njabulo Ngcobo [at the beginning of the season], but we’ll make some adjustments and changes there also.”
