Kaizer Chiefs coach Nasreddine Nabi has shared his thoughts on the future of midfielder Edson Castillo who has been struggling to hit top form at the club.

Castillo was a substitute in Chiefs’ first game of the season before he started their 2-0 loss to Mamelodi Sundowns last weekend, having come in for Njabulo Blom.

The midfielder has not impressed yet and his coach says he will need to pull up his socks to play more regularly even if he is being given time to find his form.

What does Nabi make of Edson Castillo’s situation?

“Castillo last season started good, but he went down [in his performances] that is the statistics, maybe that situation impacted his morale, his confidence and after the bad time continued,” Nabi told iDiski Times.

“In this moment after the pre-season started, the real Castillo has not come back. He’s a good man, he’s a gentleman, I respect him. I helped him regain confidence in himself, step by step. I think [against Sundowns] he was better than his last game.

“I give him a chance, but there’s not many chances to give, because of the responsibility of the club, I think he’s professional, if he receives his confidence back, he will progress.”

The Venezuelan has struggled for form at Naturena

The midfielder joined Chiefs last season and after a good start initially, his form went down and he has struggled to regain it.

He was among players said to be on the chopping board when Nabi came in but he remained at the club and will now have to fight for a place in the starting XI after his coach failed to offer any guarantees.

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Kaizer Chiefs are already preparing big moves for the January transfer window with Percy Tau reportedly set to leave. Will Nabi sign him?

Kaizer Chiefs are already preparing their next signings.

Initially, Kaizer Chiefs were reportedly linked with Bafana Bafana attacker Percy Tau. However, the move did not materialize.

Now, Tau looks set to finally leave Al Ahly. Meanwhile, Nasreddine Nabi and Amakhosi management are already planning on which attackers to sign in January. Interestingly, these Chiefs players are likely to leave in January. Additionally, Amakhosi will be offering one of their main transfer targets a new-and-improved deal.

TAU SET TO LEAVE AL AHLY NEXT YEAR

Bafana attacker, Tau, has been linked with an exit for several months.

Surprisingly, he stayed at Al Ahly. However, now he looks set to finally leave the Egyptian giants.

“The issue with the coach was long resolved, you can see that Tau is happy at Al-Ahly. He’s enjoying his football again and is scoring goals for the team. The club is also happy with him hence they offered him a new deal, but Tau wants a new challenge,” the insider reported on Phakaaati.

Meaning, Tau is looking to leave the Egyptian giants in search of a new challenge.

“Tau feels that he has achieved what he wanted to achieve at Al-Ahly. I mean he has won everything that is to be won including the Champions League twice. So now he wants a new challenge,” he added.

CHIEFS PLANNING TO SIGN ATTACKERS IN JANUARY

Chiefs failed to sign any strikers during the recent PSL transfer window.

So, now Nabi and Amakhosi management are working hard to ensure they will sign an attacker or two in the next transfer window in January. Currently, they are preparing a bigger and better offer for Fiston Mayele. Meanwhile, Nabi has hinted at signing some of the best players in the world to Chiefs.

Therefore, Tau to Chiefs could be revisited in January. He is a top class striker and Amakhosi were linked with an interest in him in the recent transfer window. For Tau a return to the PSL would see him return to his country of birth. Meanwhile, Amakhosi management have given Nabi their full financial backing in pursuit of attackers.