Kaizer Chiefs have not contacted me – Eymael
Free State Stars coach Luc Eymael insists that he has had no contact from Kaizer Chiefs about the possibility of being their head coach next season.
Luc Eymael, Head coach of Free State Stars and Rantsi Mokoena, general manager of Free State Stars at Stars Academy, Bethlehem (Frikkie Kapp/BackpagePix)
Eymael is said to be the favourite to replace Steve Komphela at Amakhosi next season‚ but the Belgian mentor insists the reports linking to him to Chiefs are just “rumours”.
“I was surprised that you didn’t say the name of SuperSport [United]‚ because every call that I receive‚ it’s‚ ‘is it true that you are going to SuperSport‚ and to Kaizer Chiefs?'” said Eymael during a press conference at Stars’ offices in Bethlehem on Tuesday.
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“Now‚ because we are playing against Kaizer Chiefs, you are insisting on that. And it’s rumours. I don’t believe in rumours.
“I speak frankly when I say that up until now I have never been contacted by Kaizer Chiefs. And up until now I have not been contacted by SuperSport United,” added Eymael.
Eymael also revealed there were teams in the PSL and in other parts of Africa, including Zamalek and Vita Club, who have contacted him to offer him head coaching jobs.
“Other teams in the PSL have contacted me‚ and Mr Rantsi knows this very well which ones‚ so many times.
“Sometimes they call me when I am just in front of him, and people say‚ ‘are you alone?’ and I put [my phone on] the speaker for him to hear.
“Because I am frank. I have nothing to hide. Once I was contacted by Sfax [from Tunisia]‚ and I told him.
“People have asked me about being contacted by the national team of Uganda. Before I was at Stars‚ yes‚ but not since I have been here.
“I have been contacted by Zamalek [from Egypt] some days ago. Vita Club‚ my old team [from Democratic Republic of Congo]‚ called me some days ago. But I informed my GM [Mokoena].
“And if I’m contacted by a team, and if I think that I can move‚ the first person who I will go and see is my boss. Because he’s very honest with me, and I’m very honest with him.
“But up until now I have not been contacted by SuperSport‚ and not by Kaizer Chiefs,” concluded Eymael.
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