Cape Town Spurs CEO Alexi Efstathiou has slammed Kaizer Chiefs for using an underhand tactic to try to bring in winger Asanele Velebayi.
The Soweto giants have had their offer turned down by the Urban Warriors last week but it appears the player is keen to leave the Cape-based club. According to reports, Velebayi’s parents have stepped in, asking for Spurs to be allowed to join Kaizer Chiefs.
“Yes, an offer was indeed made,” Spurs boss Efstathiou told KickOff.
“If you wanna keep by the rules, you don’t contact the players directly. That’s the first thing. So, a club like Chiefs should not be contacting players directly.”
Spurs fighting to keep player away from Kaizer Chiefs
“We do have a good relationship with Chiefs. I’m not fighting with Chiefs. It’s only people who are outside and got nothing to do with this who are fighting,” he said.
Efstathiou confirmed that Chiefs’ offer for Velebayi was turned down but the club was not standing in the way of the player.
“He’s a versatile player, so we must sell him for whatever just because the player and his mommy decide he wants to move. Is this a joke? Otherwise, we are a making football a joke in this country now.”
Spurs are not the only team to reject Kaizer Chiefs. It was reported this week that Amakhosi’s offer for Fawaaz Basadien was turned down by Stellenbosch.
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