Billiat breaks silence on reported Chiefs exit

Billiat hopes he can help the Naturena side win trophies when he returns from injury later this month.

The Zimbabwean international was linked with a move away from Chiefs at the start of the season with Mamelodi Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane looking to bring him back to the Pretoria club.

The 29-year-old says he never requested to leave Chiefs as it was previously reported.

“I have to honour my contract. I am there and I am happy [at Chiefs] and I want to win trophies with the team, especially now,” said Billiat on Newzroom Afrika.

“I didn’t know that before that I requested to leave. Look, there’s a lot of things that’s being said, some I don’t even know. That’s how it is you choose to be professional, you get to take this thing that comes from outside.

“It is difficult, to be honest – it’s emotional. You try by all means to take it positively because there’s no other way you get to contribute while sitting at home. So, you try by all means to talk to the guys. It’s not easy, you end up feeling like it is okay, yet you have a duration of time you have to be out for certain reasons,” said Billiat.

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