The 26-year-old is still hopeful that he will realise his dream of playing abroad someday.
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Lorch has struggled to regain the form that saw him crowned Premier Soccer League Footballer of the Year last season.
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Straight after his scintillating 2018/19 season for Pirates, French sides Dijon and Toulouse, as well as Belgium’s Union Saint-Gilloise, were reported to be after his services, but those moves failed to materialise.
“The failure to move affected me. I have to be honest because I was looking forward to playing overseas with the best players but obviously it didn’t happen and I have to focus on my team,” Lorch told IOL after Sunday’s Mandela Challenge match between South Africa and Mali in Port Elizabeth, which Bafana Bafana won 2-1.
The 26-year-old is still hopeful that he will realise his dream of playing abroad someday.
“I still believe that it will happen. I just have to work hard and score goals for the team in the coming matches just like I did last season,” he added.
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