Pirates target keen to stay at Maritzburg
Siyanda Xulu says Maritzburg United have a soft spot in his heart and would love to remain at the club beyond the current season.
Siyanda Xulu of Maritzburg United (Gerhard Duraan/BackpagePix)
Orlando Pirates are reportedly trying to secure the defender’s signature for next season. The defender’s contract is set to expire at the end of the season and could leave the coastal club as a free agent should the Team of Choice fail to convince him to sign a new contract.
“My contract is ending‚ so it’s either I am going back to negotiate [with United] ‚ which is something that I think will happen because I am quite happy at Maritzburg‚” he told SowetanLIVE.
“You know what happened in my very first two years when I came back from overseas‚” he said of his well-documented struggles for game time at Kaizer Chiefs.
“They [Maritzburg] have a very soft spot in my heart and I would love to stay at Maritzburg.
“For now I am just focusing on Maritzburg because I have the luxury six months [left on his contract‚ in which to negotiate]‚” he said.
“The team that I am working for they are very professional. I don’t think they’ll try and engage me on whatever is going to happen in the future.
“As I said I am still focused on Maritzburg for now because I still have a contract with them.”
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