Former Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Benedict Vilakazi believes the transfer of attacker Monnapule Saleng is not a loss for the Buccaneers but a gain for Masandawana.
Saleng became the defending champions’ second signing in the January transfer window with the club announcing his arrival on Friday. The winger spent the first six months of the season on loan at newly promoted side Orbit College where he scored two goals with three assists in 12 appearances across all competitions.
‘Tso’ says because Pirates had already sent the 27-year-old on loan because they weren’t playing him and replaced him, they will not feel this is a loss for them.
“I wouldn’t say Pirates have lost because before he went on loan he was not really in the team, and we tried to get people that will replace him,” said Tso on iDiski TV.
“That is the reason why they had to go for the likes of [Oswin] Appollis and [Tshepang] Moremi. Yes, he went to Orbit, and I think everyone thought it was done and dusted but I remember when I said sometimes it’s good for him to go to a team that doesn’t have pressure so that he can go there and build himself and maybe something can happen in the future you never know.
“But what is important is that he needs to go there and work hard, and I think it worked well for him going to Orbit, now he signed for Sundowns. It’s a tricky one because yes one, when you do that [sell a player] you are strengthening that team but when they sit down as Pirates and say why should we keep him. He’s on loan at Orbit and Sundowns we were willing to pay money for him, and we are not using him, he’s not in our plans we already replaced him with about two or three players in his position.”
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