Failed overseas move affected me, admits Pirates star Lorch

The 26-year-old is still hopeful that he will realise his dream of playing abroad someday.


Lorch has struggled to regain the form that saw him crowned Premier Soccer League Footballer of the Year last season.

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Straight after his scintillating 2018/19 season for Pirates, French sides Dijon and Toulouse, as well as Belgium’s Union Saint-Gilloise, were reported to be after his services, but those moves failed to materialise.

“The failure to move affected me. I have to be honest because I was looking forward to playing overseas with the best players but obviously it didn’t happen and I have to focus on my team,” Lorch told IOL after Sunday’s Mandela Challenge match between South Africa and Mali in Port Elizabeth, which Bafana Bafana won 2-1.

The 26-year-old is still hopeful that he will realise his dream of playing abroad someday.

“I still believe that it will happen. I just have to work hard and score goals for the team in the coming matches just like I did last season,” he added.

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