Kaizer Chiefs are urged to sign either Zakhele Lepasa or Dzenan Zajmovic before the duo are snatched up by another team.
Amakhosi have only signed one striker this transfer window, which is Flavio da Silva. The 29-year-old has not found the net yet, but looked promising this past weekend against Asante Kotoko.
Speaking on Soccer Beat, former Kaizer Chiefs assistant coach said Nasreddine Nabi would need to assess what he wants before signing Lepasa.
“First thing I will ask you is what is the coach’s game model? what is his technical approach? Because we’ve seen in the past, they wanted a big guy upfront, they signed Chivaviro and it didn’t work out.”
“If you look at Lepasa, he is more of a false 9 guy, coming deep, getting the ball and making space, but in the 63 games he played, he only scored 16 goals and made two assists. Okay, he was injured for a time last season, but we know Hugo Broos saw the quality in him (Lepasa), that’s why he chose him for Bafana,” said the former Kaizer Chiefs assistant coach.
Former Bafana Bafana left-back felt Lepasa might not be a good Amakhosi based on his fitness.
“My worry with Lepasa is that he hasn’t played football in a while and we don’t know how long it will take for him to get back into the groove,” he said.
Kaizer Chiefs told to sign Lepasa or Zajmovic
“He is available for free if they can get a deal done. We are not seeing much of Ashley (Du Preez), or (Tashreeq) Morris, so we need three or four upfront,” Masilela said.
The former Bafana Bafana left-back encouraged Kaizer Chiefs to sign Dzenan Zajmovic ahead of Lepasa.
He has good touches, has football brains and he can link up play, drop and play in spaces. That’s what I like, he is more involved, he is not just a guy waiting to score goals,” he added.
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