DStv Premiership side Marumo Gallants have revealed that they are in advanced talks to keep one of their star players from the past season.
DStv Premiership side Marumo Gallants have revealed that they are in advanced talks to keep one of their star players from the past season.
The Siya crew recently reported that defender Alfred Ndengane will be available as a free agent after Gallants (formerly Tshakhuma Tsha Madizvhandila) missed out on exercising the option in his contract by February. This means the player can talk to a club of his choice, should anyone show interest, but Gallants are hopeful of having the player on board for at least another season.
The 35-year-old Ndengane joined Gallants after parting ways with Soweto giants Orlando Pirates and made 28 appearances in all competitions as the rookies survived relegation and won the Nedbank Cup.
"As a club, we are actually in negotiations with Alfred and his agent and we are very keen to keep him. We don't see anything stopping us from having him and being part of the team," Gallants communications manager Rufus Matsena told the Siya crew.
"He played a very important part of our success. We always say why fix something that's not broken? Come next season, Alfred Ndengane will be part of the team. But sometimes we could be positive that he will be part of the team, but this is football. Somebody can come in and dangle a carrot and, being a new team, we might not be able to afford to match whoever comes. But from our side, we need him and we want him to be part of Marumo Gallants."
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