City cools Benni exit talk

CAPE Town City boss John Comitis is losing very little sleep over the possibility of losing coach Benni McCarthy before the start of the season‚ despite reported interest from Kaizer Chiefs and abroad.

Uefa Pro Licence holder McCarthy is reportedly the subject of interest from Scottish side St Mirren but Comitis says it’s business as usual for the Citizens.

“Until I’m told anything from Benni himself‚ I’m assuming it’s business as usual‚” said Comitis.

“The last conversation I had with coach Benni [was] 48 hours ago [and] we discussed players we are trying to target‚ to sign‚ so I’m not anticipating any issues‚” said Comitis‚ who lost Eric Tinkler to SuperSport United last year.

“But as you know‚ football is football‚ but at this stage we carry on as normal.”

It’s the third club in a few weeks that McCarthy has been linked to after Kaizer Chiefs and SuperSport United‚ but Comitis insisted that McCarthy would be the man shouting instructions from the sidelines when City start pre-season training on June 25.

“At the end of the day‚ we go with what we have.

“We faced this exact situation with Eric [Tinkler] and we got Benni.

“At this stage‚ as far as I’m concerned‚ he’s going back to start training on the 25th [of June]‚” he said.

McCarthy‚ though‚ could be swayed to leave for St Mirren considering that his wife and kids are based in Scotland.

“Benni signed a three-year deal and even if you have a contract‚ you know you can buy the whole contract out‚” said Comitis.

“If clubs are considering our head coach‚ it means we are doing something right.”