Orlando Pirates administrative officer Floyd Mbele has explained the club’s u-turn on Thabang Monare.
Monare, 32, was named as one of the players who had left the Buccaneers this window, but the club made a u-turn after initially announcing the club and player couldn’t agree to terms.
AmaZulu, SuperSport United and Sekhukhune United were among the interested suitors but new Bucs coach Jose Riveiro was understood to be keen to assess the player.
On Friday, Pirates listed Monare in their squad when they confirmed the club’s shirt numbers ahead of the 2022/23 campaign, with Mbele later explaining the situation around the player.
“The question about Thabang Monare was a break in communication because there was conversation obviously about like I said the question of numbers in terms of his input,” Mbele told Skepe Matsebane on PowerFM.
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“And there was concern that towards the end of the season he wasn’t performing at his optimum and I think there are some of the reviews that have been made.
“But there was never a conversation about Thabang leaving. Typically his contract was coming to an end, the proposal was sent to his agent to be able to make sure that he reaches it.
“The agent did not come back, Thabang was not aware that conversation was taking place with his agent. So the lack of the agent coming in forced the team to make a decision.
“When that happened Thabang raised the issue to say how is it that this decision is taken when I don’t know anything.
“[When we showed him] this is what we had proposed and Thabang signed on the spot and he’s back with the club.”
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