Magesi FC have revealed their stance on whether they are willing to do loan business with Kaizer Chiefs during the upcoming transfer window in January.
Prior to the start of the season, Chiefs were believed to have put Thatayaone Ditlhokwe, Zitha Kwinika, and Happy Mashiane up for possible loans elsewhere, as they were not in the immediate plans of head coach Nasreddine Nabi.
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With new signing Inacio Miguel paired with Rushwin Dortley in the heart of defence and Given Msimango also first in line as a replacement, Ditlhokwe and Kwinika then fell down the pecking order.
Mashiane is also out of favour as another new recruit, Bradley Cross, has been preferred at left-back, with the injured Edmilson Dove and Bongani Sam also in the mix.
With the January transfer window fast approaching, the situation of the trio has not improved much and if Amakhosi offer them again in loan deals, the newly-crowned Carling Knockout champions would be interested to negotiate, according to assistant coach Papi Zothwane.
"Yes, the chairman can have his financial muscle, but obviously, we work according to the budget of the team, so he's the one who will direct us," Zothwane said on SoccerBeat YouTube Channel.
"But knowing this league, it is more tougher in the second round than first the round, you want players who are hungry. Sometimes you have players who played the first round well and come the second round, maybe he has signed a pre-contract [elsewhere], you can see he's no longer the same. So, those are the things you check.
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"Two, we need to see players at [teams like] Chiefs loaning out players, the likes of Ditlhokwe, you can mention players, that this one can help us, that one can help us. There's a lot of teams looking for their players to get game-time. As Magesi, we're willing, because when they come [on loan], they would want to show their teams that they are valuable," Zothwane explained.
Ditlhokwe, Kwinika, and Mashiane are yet to start for the Soweto giants in all official competitions this season.