Dolly finally joins Montpelier
“Finally, I just wanna thank everyone for the continuous support and special thank you to the people at Sundowns for all the opportunities."
Bafana Bafana winger Keagan Dolly signed a four-and-a-half year deal with Ligue 1 giants Montpellier on Friday.
Dolly’s former club, Mamelodi Sundowns, confirmed the news on Friday night following ongoing speculation during the week.
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SSG and partners @BaseSoccer are proud to officially announce Dolly's move @MontpellierHSC https://t.co/QXbADC1QRJ pic.twitter.com/YWDDLgFArj
— SSG (@Siyavumasports) January 27, 2017
After the move was made official, Dolly wasted no time in sharing the good news with his fans on Twitter.
“Finally, I just wanna thank everyone for the continuous support and [say a] special thank you to the people at Sundowns for all the opportunities,” he tweeted.
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The 24-year-old spent almost three years with the Brazilians and helped them win their first ever CAF Champions League last year.
He was also named in the CAF 11 for 2016.
Sundowns CEO Sizwe Nzimande wished Dolly well.
“The president of Sundowns, Patrice Motsepe, gave us clear instructions to do everything possible to help Dolly realise his dream of playing in Europe,” wrote Nzimande on the club website.
“I often had to ignore the false and irresponsible statements by Keagan’s agent, Paul Mitchell, which would have frustrated the transfer.”
Nzimande said Motspe was very proud of Dolly and wished him well.
According to reports, the former Pretoria winger signed a $1.9 million (about R26 million) deal.
"Keagan Dolly is still our player,everything is going to happen in the right way with Montpellier FC"- @Masandawana LATEST
— Tracksuit (@ThabisoMosia) January 20, 2017
Dolly jetted off to France at the weekend to undergo medicals after agreeing personal terms.
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He was given the jersey number 20 for his unveiling in France on Friday.
Dolly started his football at the school of excellence in 2005 – the same academy that produced former Bafana captain Steven Pienaar.
He later joined the Sundowns youth system before going to Ajax Cape Town.
In 2012, he featured regularly in the Ajax first team and a year later he was on the radar of big teams such as Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs.
He finally rejoined Downs in 2014 and not only forced himself into the ‘ starting line-up, but also into Bafana’s.
He was part of a combination dubbed the CBD – Leonardo Castro, Khama Billiat and Dolly – that propelled Sundowns to their 2015/16 Absa Premier League triumph.
Dolly joins a list of young local talents plying their trade in Europe including Andile Jali, Thulani Serero, Ayanda Patosi, Kermit Erasmus, Bongani Zungu and Kamohelo Mokotjo.
Keagan Dolly must makes us proud. This is a good move. He did it all with Sundowns. Boy showed he got ambition.
— Der Mphoza (@fussball21) January 27, 2017
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