Ex-Kaizer Chiefs man on collapsed Cape Town City & Raja deals

Former Kaizer Chiefs marksman Samir Nurkovic has admitted that he was close to signing for both Cape Town City and Raja Club Athletic.

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Nurkovic spent 10 days with Cape Town City during their pre-season, and looked set to link up with Eric Tinkler.

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However, things didn’t go according to plan as Nurkovic left after what he believes was the disagreement between his agency and City.

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The Serbian striker would then resurface at Moroccan giants Raja Club Athletic where Josef Zinnbauer and Fadlu Davids are coaching.

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According to Nurkovic, both Zinnbauer and Davids really wanted to sign him so much so that they even took him along to Saudi Arabia.

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But again, they could not agree terms hence he came back to South Africa to sign for TS Galaxy whom he joined on a two-year deal.

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“I trained with City for about 10 days and everything was good on my side, we just couldn’t agree on personal terms. At Raja it was the same – the coaching staff [Josef Zinnbauer and Fadlu Davids] really wanted me there,” Nurkovic told Metro FM’s Sport Night Amplified with Andile.

“They know me from South Africa and I was in Saudi Arabia for the pre-season camp for 15 days. But there were discussions between the club and my agent, I guess they couldn’t agree on the terms and now I am back in SA.”