Kaizer Chiefs will be looking to make a squad overhaul ahead of the next season, which promises to be busy.
Chiefs may have failed to qualify for next season’s MTN8 but they won the Nedbank Cup meaning continental football.
Chiefs set to have a busy season
That will mean traveling throughout the continent, while balancing out the domestic competitions. This, could prove to be a rigorous schedule for Chiefs, with the amount of games they’d be playing weekly. This would then present a challenge to their management to ensure they have adequate squad depth to be able to cope with it all.
As it stands, they have a squad filled with more quantity than quality. They will have to attack the coming market with intent if they’re to change their fortunes. It is therefore no surprise that they have been linked to quite a few players of a high calibre, to try and improve their fortunes. Chiefs will also have to move smarter in the market and target younger players with PSL experience.
Targeting Okon on a free transfer?
This seems to already be happening, as earlier in the week, this publication reported negotiations for Aphiwe Baliti. The 23-year-old is currently at SuperSport United and is earmarked to compete for the left-back position next season. Now according to Unplayable, he may not be the only youngster from Matsatsantsa to join Chiefs next week.
According to the X account, Chiefs are also interested in signing Ime Okon on a free transfer.
“𝕋ℝ𝔸ℕ𝕊𝔽𝔼ℝ 𝕌ℙ𝔻𝔸𝕋𝔼
Two players from SuperSport United linked with Kaizer Chiefs; Aphiwe Baliti and Ime Okon. Okon’s contract with SSU expires 30 June 2025.” .Wrote the publication
Would he be a top signing Makhosi?
Okon has previous been linked with moves abroad and recently made his Bafana Bafana debut in the COSAFA Cup. He has been touted as a top prospect for the country at just 20-years-old. Chiefs fans, would you love to sign him on a free? Let us know by clicking on the comment tab. Or by emailing info@thesouthafrican.com or sending a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1. You can also follow @TheSAnews on X and The South African on Facebook for the latest news.
