Orlando Pirates have made a number of signings this off-season but none bigger than the acquisition of Oswin Appollis.
In fact, the Buccaneers pulled off arguably the biggest move of the window so far when they landed the Bafana Bafana star.
Appollis was long linked with a move to one of the country’s biggest teams, with Orlando Pirates coming up trumps in the race to sign him!
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Oswin Appollis has been a star performer for both Polokwane City and Bafana Bafana over the past two years.
The speedy winger’s market price sits in excess of R18 million according to Transfermarkt.
But just how much did Orlando Pirates pay to sign him? According to KickOff, the Buccaneers scored somewhat of a bargain!
The publication claim Polokwane City originally set their asking price at around R20 million for their star man.
Despite receiving offers from North Africa for R15 million, Orlando Pirates landed Appollis for a deal worth approximately just R12 million!
“Though the 23-year-old’s valuation has been placed at R20 million over the past year, it has been established that he moved to Pirates for 60% of that amount. This places the transfer fee in the region of R12 million,” a KickOff report read.
The publication further claimed that Kaizer Chiefs’ offer of R10 million for Appollis was rejected last year.
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Worth every penny?
In the South African context R12 million may seem like a high figure for a local player. However based on the quality of Appollis, do you believe Orlando Pirates scored a massive bargain?
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