Cape Town City chairman John Comitis has outlined what he believes should be done by the local football authorities to stop Mamelodi Sundowns' monopoly in the transfer market.
Comitis says only the Premier Soccer League can help clubs beat Sundowns in the transfer market.
At the moment, rival clubs are finding it difficult to win a race for a player against the league champions as the seller always goes with the highest bidder.
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"There is a chance of the other clubs beating Sundowns in a race for a player. I think there are few things that I would introduce in our football, which we see in other countries," Comitis suggests, speaking to KickOff.
"In other countries, you are only allowed X amount of registered players, X amount of loaned players. We don't have these limits here. We don't have things like Financial Fair Play. So, there are a lot of things here that can be done to level the playing fields.
"We need to be realistic that if we are going to be competing and keep this league as a competitive league, we need to think about these things," he continues.
Comitis, though, maintains the onus rests with the powers that be in South African football in addressing the issue.
"But again, it's the decision of the Premier Soccer League Executive. I'm happy to make the recommendations, but we must keep looking at progressing this league, to keep it being a competitive, big league in Africa, you know.
"At the moment, we are leading in many aspects, but I don't think that we are leading in quality, so we need to be thinking about that."
A notoriously shrewd man on the negotiation table, who has had dealings with many clubs dating from his days as chairman of Ajax Cape Town, including Sundowns, the Citizens club boss reveals some insight into the nuances of transfer dealings.
"In football, there's always three prices: the price that you are prepared to sell with to this club, and the price that you are prepared to sell to another club, which is a different club, and then there's a real price.
"So, if a player doesn't move, it means you didn't get the real price right. It's as simple as that, you know.
"But you know, sometimes you just have to accept the best deal you can get because you need to make forward steps.
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"I've learned over the years that you shouldn't get emotional about transfer fees.
"You should be realistic, you should have your plan, you should stick to your plan. And sometimes you get a decent deal and sometimes you don't.
"It's part and parcel of the progress, nobody ever lost money by taking a profit."
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