This is so classy from the agent of former Mamelodi Sundowns star Rivaldo Coetzee. Find out how Mike Makaab feels about his client’s recent exit from the Betway Premiership champions.
Coetzee, 27, who holds a staggering seven Premier Soccer League titles with Sundowns, has not had his contract renewed.
According to his agent, Makaab, there are no hard feelings as Sundowns treated his client with a high level of professionalism, especially when he was signed from Ajax Cape Town injured and reeling from the failed medical test before joining Scottish giants Glasgow Rangers.
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“No, I’m not surprised,” Makaab said to Soccer Laduma. “They’ve got a big squad of players and, as I’ve said, we can only be grateful to Mamelodi Sundowns that when his deal with Glasgow Celtic fell through because of the injury he sustained, they were prepared to invest in him and they took almost a whole season to help him recover.
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“They got him back into great shape and he started playing again and so we have to really be grateful to Sundowns in terms of the way they treated Rivaldo, the professionalism in which they approached the whole thing,” Makaab added.
“I think he’ll have options; there’s no doubt in my mind. He was back in full training (before the end of the season). He has fully recovered from his injury. And by the way, the injury was tackle inflicted.
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“It wasn’t a recurrence of an old injury. It was unfortunate for him, just when he was starting to play good football at Sundowns again. As we speak, we are talking among our team for the opportunities we can create for him.
“He’s had a wonderful time with them, and he’s won a lot of silverware with them, and now it’s time for a new chapter in his life,” Makaab concluded.
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