Kaizer Chiefs are looking to beat Mamelodi Sundowns over the signing of Tanzanian midfielder Feisal Salum.
The 26-year-old Azam FC star is highly rated and finished second top goal-scorer in Tanzania last season with 19 goals.
Salum is a traditional box-to-box player who has played under current Kaizer Chiefs coach Nasreddine Nabi. As The South African reported earlier, the Tanzanian attacker is a valuable player to have and is often compared to French legend N’Golo Kanté.
In August, Kaizer Chiefs’ rivals Mamelodi Sundowns were reportedly keen to sign Salum. His coach Bruno Ferry said the midfielder was happy at Azam.
“What I see, honestly. I see a player who’s happy to be in Azam to play in this championship,” Ferry told FARPost. “I don’t see that he doesn’t have ambition [to move in future]. But I think for the moment, he is fine where he is, you know.”
Chiefs and Sundowns chasing Tanzanian star
“Sometimes, it’s important to find a good path for yourself and your career, so you should have ambition. I think he has ambition, but maybe he’s waiting for the right moment to sign somewhere else. But there’s nothing at the moment, nothing that I know.”
Azam are currently sixth in the Tanzanian Premier League and looks very unlikely to win the title this season. Kaizer Chiefs and Sundowns will definitely be looking to pounce this January when the transfer window opens.
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