Billiat can still go to Europe – Ndlovu
Zimbabwe legend Peter Ndlovu believes that Mamelodi Sundowns forward Khama Billiat could yet make a late break into the more competitive European leagues.
Khama Billiat of Mamelodi Sundowns (Sydney Mahlangu /BackpagePix)
Billiat is yet to sign a new contract with Sundowns, with the current deal set to expire at the end of the season.
He has been linked with a move to Europe, but at 27, many believe that the Zimbabwean international will struggle to get a decent team overseas.
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Ndlovu, however, says Billiat can sign for a European team if he fully applies himself on his football.
“Of course, Khama is a world-class player, let me put it that way. Once he puts his act, once he puts his mind on to his football, you cannot touch Khama,” Ndlovu told Zimbabwe’s Herald.
“Khama reminds me of Lingard at Manchester United. His skills, his penetration, his dribbling, he is an amazing player, I tell you. He just needs to sort the other part that’s lingering around him.
“I have encouraged him to do the right things, he knows the right things; whether he is going or not. But he hasn’t gone yet. Let’s take it that way, and I have advised him on what to do.
“But before he goes, he is a Sundowns player and must take care of what happens during that period,” added the Sundowns team manager.
“The club would have gained on the sales [a year ago], but look, we needed Khama as a club, he can always go. Sundowns are not a team that doesn’t help you go.
“If you are doing well and want to go, as long as the fee is right, that’s normal. He has to be sold if under contract. But now coming into a difficult situation, where we don’t know where we are.
“He has performed, but I also think he has a lot on his mind, and we have tried to help him, and hopefully he will come right. But he has to help himself first before we help him,” Ndlovu continued.
Billiat has been linked Cape Town City, Orlando Pirates, Kaizer Chiefs and clubs in Saudi Arabia.
He could be sold to the highest bidder before he becomes a free agent in June.
