Kaizer Chiefs fans must prepare themselves for a massive overhaul at the club from top to bottom. Here are the details.
Chiefs plan squad overhaul
According to SoccerLaduma, Kaizer Chiefs will make massive changes to their playing personnel at the end of the campaign. They’re reportedly planning a swoop for 24-year-old Bafana midfielder Luke Le Roux. However, that’s just one of the matters on their agenda.They’re currently looking to fish in different waters to find their targets and avoid tough competition for marquee players.
“What the club has decided on their recruitment policy is to try and sign as many players as possible who are not in demand from their local rivals. On many occasions, when they are competing with other local teams, they end up not signing those players. Now that’s why they have reignited the pursuit of Luke Le Roux. He is a South African but currently playing in Europe and they believe they stand a better chance of signing him,” the insider said.
Overhaul expected?
For Chiefs to execute their winter transfer strategy, they’ll need to release several current players.
“For them to bring in most of the players they are looking at and targeting, they need some players, if not most players, to leave. Something like an overhaul. This could be mainly in the attacking areas though the goalkeeping and defence could also be affected (to a certain extent). That’s what they are working on now to balance the club in terms of playing personal but also the wage balance as well,” the second source stated.
Huge injury blow with Dortley out for the season
According to Goal.com, 22-year-old central defender Rushwin Dortley needs to undergo knee surgery and will miss the remainder of the 2024-2025 campaign. Dortley has been a near ever-present for Amakhosi in his debut campaign after a move from Cape Town Spurs, appearing in 18 of their 20 Betway Premiership matches. To say that his absence will be a massive blow is a huge understatement.
Will this new approach bear fruit for the Amakhosi board?
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