Did Baxter block Mosiathlaga’s move to Kaizer Chiefs?

Talks between Kaizer Chiefs and Cape Town Spurs’ attacking midfielder Abednego Mosiatlhaga are believed to have hit a snag as new coach, Stuart Baxter, is not keen to have the player in his squad.

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Chiefs allegedly approached the 26-year-old before appointing Baxter, and the club were willing to sell, but now it has all been halted.

“Nego was looking forward to the move to Chiefs even though both parties had not gone too far in terms of formal negotiations, but the indication was that he would be heading to Naturena,” said a source.

“We have not given up in our bid to get him into the top-flight and we are considering all of the options that have been placed before us. With that said, we are not going to force a move for the sake of it – it will have to be worthwhile,” the source added.

Meanwhile, as previously reported, it has come to Phakaaathi’s attention that Siphiwe “Shabba” Tshabalala opted to not renew his stay at AmaZulu as he felt he was no longer needed.

A source close to the AmaZulu said Shabba felt he was being overlooked in the team.

“Shabba remained a consummate professional even though he could see that he was not in the plans last season. He kept coming to training early and working as hard as everyone else,” said the source.

“But he was not considered, no matter how hard he tried. I have heard that the coach said he was a bit slow but I can tell you now that is not true. Shabba can still run perfectly well and there were no issues with that. But he has taken it like a professional and conceded that the coaches have their own ideas and decided to not even negotiate for renewal like the club’s management wanted.”