·
Kaizer
Chiefs approached Ajax Cape Town and made an irresistible offer, which Mr. Ari
Efstathiou found attractive and accepted without thinking twice.
·
Kaizer
Chiefs were over-excited and announced the capturing of the player prematurely
because they did so before the player in question signed for them.
·
Maimane
Phiri (Lebogang Manyama's Agent) felt that he was undermined, went to the media
and expressed his surprises about the 'eminent' move, which he said could fall
through as he preferred an overseas move for his client. Which is something I
believe he did purposeful to spite those two other parties which went behind
his back and concluded a deal for his client.
·
Lebogang
Manyama pulls out of the deal, a decision which obviously was influenced highly
by Maimane Phiri, who is Lebogang Manyama's manager.
·
I
also believe that the amount which Kaizer Chiefs and Ajax Cape Town agreed up
had already been paid, and now Ajax Cape Town has to return the money back to Kaizer Chiefs.
After
looking at all those points I mentioned above, I believe that even if Maimane
Phiri would have loved to see his client moving to Amakhosi, he felt that Kaizer
Chiefs and Ajax Cape Town undermined his authority, which I believe he could be
correct, by that, he had to make sure that the deal falls through, and he had
to read about it on the media.
I
would back Maimane Phiri if he did that, because I strongly believe that the
three parties, namely, Maimane Phiri (player's agent), Kaizer Chiefs (buyer),
Ajax Cape Town (Seller) should've all been involved on this matter from the
word go, but it wasn't the case.
I
also believe that Kaizer Chiefs and Ajax Cape Town acted in an unprofessional
manner as they know that players have agents, who MUST be involved in these kinds
of deals.
By Shonisani Clifford
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