Pitso says losing Billiat wont’s affect Sundowns’ success
Mamelodi Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane has conceded that he could lose Khama Billiat if talks between the club and forward don't go well.
Khama Billiat of Mamelodi Sundowns and Pitso Mosimane coach of Mamelodi Sundowns during the Absa Premiership Player and Coach of the Month Awards (Pic Sydney Mahlangu/ BackpagePix)
Mosimane, however, says losing players is nothing new for the team, adding that it has happened before and didn’t affect the club’s success.
Talks between Billiat and the African champions are deadlocked with the parties failing to reach an agreement regarding a new contract for the star player.
“If he renews, we love him, he is a good player, but he wants to leave and he doesn’t want to renew,” Mosimane said.
“What else can we do? It is his life. We lost Katlego Mphela, we continued and won cups. We’ve lost Elias Pelembe and we won cups.
“We lost Lebogang Mokoena, we won cups. We lost Ramahlwe Mphahlele and we won the Champions League.
“We lost Bongani Zungu and we won the league. We will lose players, but we will go on.
“But we would love him to stay, we want him to stay and I think he will stay. Sundowns are strong. I will be gone and someone else will win the league. So, life goes on.”
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