Saint Louis City SC midfielder Njabulo Blom explained how competitive Major League Soccer is and also opened up on his exit from Kaizer Chiefs.
Blom who seems to have found his feet in the MLS has detailed how competitive the league is in the United States of America. The MLS received a major boost in recent years which sees players from Europe moving to the league including seven-time Ballon’d’or winner Lionel Messi.
“I’ve heard a lot of people saying the league in the USA is not as competitive, they say. I feel like you only see it when you are there, I’ve been there for like a year now and I think it’s a very competitive league because a lot of players from Europe are coming in now and also players from South America make the league a bit better,” Blom said.
“My [idea] was to use it as a stepping stone to better leagues in Europe and also grow as a person, it is really a good stepping stone especially when you are from Africa and it’s a good league, good environment.
The 23-year-old had six months left on his contract before leaving Chiefs in December 2022. The midfielder maestro explained how the move happened after they couldn’t agree with Amakhosi on a new deal.
“It was in November, and I was still trying to figure out my next move because there were things with Chiefs that weren’t good – we were not in good terms in terms of my contract.
“My agent told me there’s a new team in US they like kind of interested in me, and it might be a good move for me, a stepping stone to go to Europe,” he added
“I sat down with my mom and my dad, my family we spoke about it. It was really a good move for me especially to grow as a human being move out of my comfort zone find myself as a young adult. We finalised everything in December.”
Blom was named in the Bafana 23-man squad to face eSwatini and Ivory Coast over the next week.
