After scoring 11 goals in the Motsepe Foundation Championship for Upington City, is former Mamelodi Sundowns striker Keletso Makgalwa headed to Kaizer Chiefs? His agent opens up in an exclusive chat with KickOff.
After being sent out on loan to various teams by Sundowns for five years prior, Makgalwa eventually joined Upington in October last year having been released by the Brazilians following his loan spell at All Stars.
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The diminutive attacker took the second-tier league by storm and ended the season with 11 goals and seven assists for Bafana Ba Gucci, who missed out on a promotion play-off spot by just three points following the conclusion of the campaign last Sunday.
Reports had already emerged in January that the Glamour Boys were tracking Makgalwa's progress at Upington, with some indicating he had allegedly reached an agreement over his transfer once the current season comes to an end.
The 27-year-old's agent, Ntobatsi Masegela has opened up on the situation.
"How can I allow Keletso to go? No one even knows who's gonna coach the club (next season). So, you need to understand who is going to coach the club before you let the player go," Masegela, of Footballerz Sports Marketing, told this website.
"You need to understand the project that you're going into. There's nothing agreed with Chiefs, I've never spoken to Chiefs regarding this or Upington speaking to Chiefs.
"Nothing. There's no communication. It's just fake rumours," Masegela emphasized.
The Soweto giants are in a continuous search for a head coach, with interim boss Cavin Johnson set to vacate the seat at the end of the season.
Chiefs have been linked with various coaches, including Pitso Mosimane, Alexandre Santos, Florent Ibenge, Raul Caneda, Miguel Gamondi, Patrick Aussems and, more recently, Sead Ramovic, among others.
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Makgalwa has played under both Mosimane and Ramovic at Sundowns and TS Galaxy, respectively.
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