Why Andile Jali said no to Kaizer Chiefs
Former Moroka Swallows star Andile Jali shares why he turned down an offer from Soweto Giants Kaizer Chiefs last year
Clubless ex-Moroka Swallows skipper Andile Jali tells all the reasons why he never signed for Kaizer Chiefs last year.
Jali was linked with a move to Chiefs after leaving Mamelodi Sundowns, he says he didn’t like some of the clauses.
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As part of the contract, Jali says Chiefs he never wanted to own his social media pages but part of the contract was not good.
The seasoned midfielder, Jali recently left Swallows as a skipper and confirms Chiefs approached him but he was not happy.
In an interview with Robert Marawa via Marawa Sports Worldwide, Jali says he didn’t negotiate about wearing his famous number 15 shirt.
EX-SUNDOWNS STAR ANDILE JALI ON TURNING DOWN OFFER FROM CHIEFS
The Matatiele-born ex-Orlando Pirates and Swallows midfielder, Jali lambasts the way Chiefs conduct their negotiations or contracts.
As things stand, the 33-year-old Jali was part of Sundowns for three seasons and he was linked with Amakhosi after he departed.
“Their way of doing contracts at the time, I said no. They did [approach me], they did,” says Jali about turning down Chiefs.
“That’s why Kaizer [Motaung Jr] was mentioning it because he knows that he was there also.
“I never said no to them. It’s just that the contract didn’t go [well] between the two parties.
“Some agreements were not good. At Chiefs, there is a clause [about image rights].”
CHIEFS WANTED TO OWN EX-SKIPPER JALI’S SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS?
The ex-Bafana Bafana star, Jali adds that he was against the offer from Chiefs to own his social media pages.
‘Mhlekazi’ denies the talk that he wanted to wear the number 15 which was worn by Chiefs legend Doctor Khumalo.
“They will own [what you say] on Instagram, Facebook, and everything to tell you what to post,” adds ex-Swallows skipper Jali about Chiefs.
“It’s not possible. So they can’t tell me my image rights. It was not possible. Yes [that was the deal breaker].
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… in his own words, speaking to @robertmarawa on #MSW.
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“No [there was never such a conversation].
“You can’t talk about a number when you don’t have a contract.
“You have not even arrived at training, but you want to talk about a jersey number? It’s not possible.”