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The seasoned soccer manager feels that Sundowns and Pirates are way ahead of Amakhosi in terms of team strength.
SuperSport United CEO Stan Matthews believes Kaizer Chiefs will be among the big spenders during South Africa’s 2021 winter transfer window.
Amakhosi has been inactive in the current transfer window after failing to overturn a two-window transfer ban imposed by FIFA for illegally signing Madagascar international Andriamirado ‘Dax’ Andrianarimanana.
The Chiefs can only sign players from July 2021 and their Gauteng rivals Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates have beefed up their squads with new signings and the two giants are expected to mount a serious challenge for the PSL title this season. .
“I told you guys at our first Zoom meeting, three clubs would come out of this [pandemic] stronger, ”Matthews said in remarks to the South African Association of Soccer Journalists on Friday.
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“I did not take into account the Chiefs transfer ban, but you can see it in the players who will have next season, who are currently exercising their trade for other clubs, for a year to have and keep, it will be a different Chiefs in July 2021. I’m sure of it. Sundowns and Pirates are way ahead in terms of squad strength. “
AmaZulu FC has been able to make big signings like Siphiwe Tshabalala, Luvuyo Memela and Augustine Mulenga following the purchase of the club by Durban businessman Sandile Zungu.
While Swallows FC has been among the most active clubs in the transfer market after securing promotion from the National First Division (NFD) to the PSL.
“AmaZulu [with a new owner] They have new momentum and Swallows has been signing, but other than that, you don’t see much of it, “continued Matthews.
SuperSport signed Mpho Mathebula and Keenan Phillips from the now-defunct Bidvest Wits, former Polokwane City goalkeeper George Chigova, former Stellenbosch FC striker Iqraam Rayners and Lucky Mohomi, who joined Matsatsantsa from Mamelodi Sundowns.
Matthews revealed that the Tshwane giants are highly unlikely to make any more signings and also explained why Wits and Highlands Park sold their PSL statuses before the current campaign.
“There will be no more SuperSport activity and it is obviously a hit, especially for fans in what is perceived as a somewhat quiet window,” he added.
“But we have a different perspective in terms of where we are as a club. We are proud that each member of our club staff received a full salary and that there were no staff cuts.
“This is an industry that Wits and Highlands Park looked at and said it was no longer viable (to have a club). Being emotional in the transfer market happens and can lead you to a situation where the numbers don’t make sense.
“We had to say ‘wait a second, we have preserved everyone through this crisis and there may be a second wave (of the coronavirus).’ We have to keep everything we have without risking too much. “
