Agent 'surprised' by Bafana star's reported shock Chiefs move

Solomon Seobe, the former agent of Pule Mmodi has explained why he was 'surprised' by the striker's reported shock move to Kaizer Chiefs.

The 29-year-old attacker is understood to have already began training with Amakhosi alongside the club's new signings including Ranga Chivaviro, KickOff has gathered. 

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The move is a major U-turn by Amakhosi who turned down the opportunity to sign Mmodi in January when his availability was made known to the Soweto giants, as per Soccer Laduma.

Seobe, who represented Mmodi up until the expiry of their contract recently, has revealed that he feels blind-sided by the switch.

"My contract with Mmodi ended this month and before we renewed, he told me he was at Naturena and negotiating and signing with Chiefs " Seobe said on Radio 2000.

"I was hopeful I would have been involved in this decision (because) there are things in the contract you must look at closely.

"But there's no bad blood. I just need to see when he signed with Chiefs whether it was during my period with him or after our contract because it expired recently."

Mmodi was initially pursued by rivals Orlando Pirates, among other clubs, however, the attacker is understood to have opted for the black and gold of Amakhosi.

"I have to say I had other offers for him (Mmodi) and I wanted to sit down and discuss these. I can tell you that we didn't get an offer from Chiefs. Even in January when we told Chiefs he's available, they said they're not interested. So, this [move] has come as a surprise," added Seobe.

"Ultimately, it's his decision. Even with the other offers we received, I was going leave the decision to him.

"Our relationship is still good, we still talk. Maybe he found someone else to do this deal for him. I don't feel betrayed but just disappointed."

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