Orlando Pirates are readying a four-year contract for attacking sensation Mohau Nkota to protect his transfer value. That’s how highly he’s rated.
Nkota has a big future with the Buccaneers
Diminutive winger Mohau Nkota has impressed for the DStv Diski Challenge side. However, the 19-year-old is yet to make his senior breakthrough. Now, according to Soccer-Laduma, the club is readying a senior contract for the youngster to ensure they don’t lose him to Europe like they did Lyle Foster.
“The boy (Nkota) has been offered a four-year contract. The main reason is that they (Pirates) don’t want to lose him to Europe like they did with Lyle Foster when he went there. They learnt their lessons and now they want to benefit from their hard work in development. But this deal will be good for both the player and the team as it will benefit both of them right now,” said one source.
“He (Nkota) is ready for first-team action. They (Pirates) want him to walk in the footsteps of other youngsters like Relebohile (Mofokeng) and others before them who were promoted from the junior side to the senior team and this new contract for the senior team is meant to build the team for the future and give the youngster the chance to prove himself as he has been doing for the DDC team,” said the source.
MBATHA BOLSTERS BUCS MIDFIELD
In other transfer news, a permanent deal is already on the table for 24-year-old central midfielder Thalente Mbatha. He is a loan signing from SuperSport. That’s according to Soccer-Laduma.
“He has only played three games for the club. But the technical team feels he is one of the missing pieces to the midfield puzzle at the club. That is why they have started talks with SuperSport United for him to stay beyond the loan deal. That’s why they want to keep him for a long time and he has been offered a three-year deal if he stays on from next season. The technical team is happy with his contribution and performance and it means they want to see him stay longer at the club,” said one source.
Mbatha started consecutive league appearances against Polokwane and Cape Town Spurs. He claimed an assist against the latter and made a cameo appearance off the bench in Saturday’s Derby win over Chiefs.
The player isn’t short on confidence, after telling News24 “I tell myself I am the best also,” in a recent story.
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