3 hours Ago By James Freemantle
Kaizer Chiefs won’t give up on an audacious move for one of the best predatory African strikers in recent memory. He’s one of several attacking targets . Olunga’s record speaks for itself 30-year-old Michael Olunga bagged a hat-trick in the first match of this season’s Qatar Stars League.
In his entire club career, he’s scored a stunning tally of 190 goals in 253 matches . In his last 61 league matches in Qatar, he’s scored a ludicrous 62 goals . No matter who you’re playing for, a scoring rate of more than a goal per game is absurd.
Olunga has played for Kenyan giants Gor Mahia, Swedish side Djurgardens, Spanish LaLiga’s Girona, Chinese outfit Hengfeng, Kashiwa Reysol from Japan’s J-League and Qatari club Al-Duhail SC. To say he’s Kenya’s greatest is probably an understatement, but perhaps brother duo Victor Wanyama and McDonald Mariga would like a word. Chiefs are considering an ambitious move for the man valued at R172 million, but his wage demands and signing-on fee will likely be prohibitive.
His estimated transfer value stands at €9m, or R172 million. Are Kaizer Chiefs plotting an audacious move for the Kenyan legend? Kaizer Chiefs still trailing Olunga Chiefs initially wanted to sign the Congolese striker Fiston Mayele from Pyramids FC in Egypt, but Olunga has since become the main target. “You see, at the moment, the Fiston Mayele mission looks impossible because after losing Fagrie Lakay, Pyramids FC don’t want to lose Mayele as well.
That’s why Chiefs are now looking at Michael (Olunga) for January as well,” a source told Soccer Laduma . “So they are revisiting that interest. They feel it will be much easier getting Michael at this point than to stay on the Mayele chase.
“Yes, the main focus in January is on a striker and since it’s becoming clear that they may not get Fiston Mayele, they have reignited interest in Michael Olunga. But whatever the team does, they want to have a striker in January to play with Ranga (Chivaviro). At the moment Ranga is their main striker while Wandile (Duba) is like a second striker but more of a winger from Nabi’s point of view.
So they are looking at Olunga once again,” a second source told the outlet. Is Appollis also on the menu? Elias Mokwana, Khanyisa Mayo and Iqraam Rayners are other South African attackers who’ve made big moves either abroad or within the Betway Premiership. Mokwana moved to Esperance for 370k (R7.
2 million), Rayners switched to Sundowns for an undisclosed fee although his estimated transfer value now stands at R35 million (evidence of the power Sundowns have over the market) and Mayo is in Algeria with Belouizdad in a deal which cost his new employers €750k (R14.5 million). Let us know by clicking on the comment tab below this article or emailing info@thesouthafrican.
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