Brockie has lofty targets at new club
JEREMY BROCKIE, who completed his move from SuperSport United to neighbours Mamelodi Sundowns on Monday, says the Brazilians matched his personal ambitions when persuading him to make the move across town.
The 30-year-old has been the subject of interest from Sundowns for nearly a year, and his transfer saga, which involved his request to leave SuperSport during the off-season transfer window being rejected, finally ended this week.
“There is so much ability and talent here,” Brockie said on being a Brazilian.
“The club is very ambitious. They want to win every competition they play in, and most recently they won the African Champions League, and they want to give it a go and get back to the (Fifa) Club World Cup again. As a player, when you hear ambitions like that, they match yours, your own personal goals. Hopefully I can continue to win silverware.”
The striker scored 54 goals in 119 appearances for SuperSport, and his new coach at Sundowns, Pitso Mosimane has never hidden his admiration for Brockie, nicknaming him “The Sniper”.
He’s not scored since October, but that was partly due to the pending transfer and the overall poor form of his now ex-club, who have only managed one win in 11 games.
Mosimane will be hoping Brockie can rediscover his form as he didn’t come cheap with a buy-out clause of R15 million, though the deal may have included an offer slightly lower plus a yet to be confirmed Sundowns player going the other way.