Kaizer Chiefs new transfer strategy revealed

If you look at the strikers Kaizer Chiefs are chasing, it’s becoming clear what they want during this winter window.

EXPERIENCED STRIKERS ARE ON THE MENU AT NATURENA

Amakhosi have been strongly linked with two strikers with a distinctive profile this week.

What do Lebo Mothiba and Tumisang Orebonye have in common? Well, let’s start with the obvious stuff. They’re both 28 years old, with plenty of experience under their belts. Mothiba has battled with injuries in recent years, while Orebonye also missed a chunk of the latest Moroccan Botola Pro 1 League season. With plenty to prove, these two seasoned strikers need a new start. Will they get one at Kaizer Chiefs? Amakhosi fans will be enthused to see the club chasing some proven, prolific players in the final third. Orebonye has 40 caps for his country, while Mothiba has four goals from 14 appearances at national level. Amazingly, he scored in each of his first three outings for Bafana. No other player has done that.

MOTHIBA WOULD BE A SERIOUS STATEMENT SIGNING

Lebo Mothiba is no longer a Strasbourg player after his six-year stint in the Northeast of France came to an end. Soccer-Laduma believes negotiations between Mothiba’s representatives and Kaizer Chiefs are moving along nicely. Mothiba has 14 caps for South Africa and four goals, but his last appearance in national colours was in October 2023. He was cruelly ruled out of Afcon 2023 with a patellar tendon rupture.

“They are still talking. It’s not a done deal but negotiations are underway. Doubts are still there because he has just recovered from injury but they are expecting a final decision in the next few days. The team wants experienced strikers who can work with the youth and help the team going forward. And they feel Lebo (Mothiba) could be that player at the moment,” said a source. 

The team wants experienced strikers who can work with the youth and help the team going forward. They feel Lebo (Mothiba) could be that player at the moment,” the source added.

WOULD OREBONYE OR MOTHIBA BE EXCITING ADDITIONS AT NATURENA? IS EXPERIENCE CRUCIAL?

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