Kaizer Chiefs – Full list: SIX players heading out in January.
Farewell Amakhosi? These SIXKaizer Chiefs players are currently heading out of Naturena with likely January exits.
More big changes are coming to Kaizer Chiefs.
Kaizer Chiefs will be making more big changes to their squad under Nabi in January.
Now, SIX players are linked with exits – and counting.
FULL LIST OF CHIEFS PLAYERS LINKED WITH EXITS UNDER NABI
- Aden McCarthy
- Thatayaone Dithlokwe
- Njabulo Ngcobo
- George Matlou
- Christian Saille
- Ashley Du Preez
AMAKHOSI DEFENDERS DROP DOWN THE PECKING ORDER
Nabi recently signed Rushwin Dortley, Inacio Miguel, Bradley Cross and Bongani Sam. Additionally, he re-signed Njabulo Blom. Meaning, several Amakhosi defenders have fallen down the pecking order.
Moreover, it is clear that Dortley and Miguel are his first choice centre backs.
So, Aden McCarthy is one of the Chiefs players not in Nabi’s plans. He was already struggling for playing time at Amakhosi. Now, he is unlikely to feature under Nabi.
Meaning, he will likely be released on loan in January. Meanwhile, Chiefs have to release one of these players due to PSL regulations.
Currently, Dihtlokwe is the man likely to leave. In fact, he has asked Amakhosi management to leave Chiefs. He is one of the Chiefs players who need to leave in order to save their careers.
MIDFIELD MOVEMENT AT NATURENA
Surprisingly, fan-favouriote Nkosingiphile Ngcobo is linked with a loan move in January, as reported by The South African.
Additionally, Matlou is facing a likely move in January, as reported on SoccerLaduma. As things stand, Yusuf Maart, Gaston Sirino and Mduduzi Shabalala have become regulars in the midfield. Meanwhile, Sibongiseni Mthetwa and Samkelo Zwane are ahead of the aforementioned midfielders in the pecking order at Chiefs.
So, it will be in the best interest of both players to find a club where they can play more regularly.
CHIEFS ATTACK UNDER ATTACK
Chiefs attack has come under stark criticism from the media and pundits alike.
For several seasons, Amakhosi has failed to produce a clinical and consistent striker. This, despite spending millions every season.
However, Nabi and Chiefs did not manage to successfully sign a striker in the recent PSL transfer window. In turn, this has placed even more pressure on the Soweto giants to secure a high profile attacker in the next transfer window.
Therefore, the current strike force is not safe.
Namely, Saile. He has several factors working against him. Firstly, he has failed to make a mark at Chiefs despite management showing him more patience than many strikers before him. In fact, Nabi planned to release him but they could not secure a striker in time. Hence, the attacker surviving the cut.
Furthermore, Amakhosi management were considering selling Du Preez following a mega-money R40 million offer from Portuguese outfit, Vitoria SC. However, they opted to keep him for the same reason – failure to recruit attackers. Meaning, they will consider selling him in January if the same offer is tabled and they can sign an attacker or two. This is the clubs priority and is imminent with plans under way as we speak.