KARELSE SET FOR AMATUKS MOVE?

Mamelodi Sundowns’ academy product, Jerome Karelse, could be facing a loan spell away from the club, with University of Pretoria a likely destination.

The player’s form in the club’s reserves saw him knock on the door of the first team for the 2022/23 season, in which he was also registered for the CAF Champions League. He was considered for the matchday squads on three occasions in the DStv Premiership, although he made just one appearance all season, which came against Orlando crew has been led to believe that AmaZulu FC are among the potential suitors.

The Tshwane outfit were not able to guarantee the 23-yearold game-time this season under coach Gavin Hunt and despite the player putting pen to paper on a three-year contract earlier this year, he was released.

Fleurs was almost immediately spotted at Naturena having been invited by Kaizer Chiefs for an assessment, reigniting the interest shown in the former junior international prior to the new deal at SuperSport.

The Glamour Boys were hot on his heels during the January transfer window as their search for a young dynamic centre-back

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In June this year, the Siya crew reported that the club was looking to send the 20-year-old out on loan to earn valuable experience at a high level. A number of teams in the topflight as well as in the Motsepe Foundation Championship have already expressed an interest in the lanky forward, who managed intensified under then coach Arthur Zwane, who has since been replaced by Molefi Ntseki. But in the end, Chiefs opted to recruit Fleurs’ teammate, Thatayaone Ditlhokwe, and signed him on a free transfer effective July instead.

The Soweto giants are now open to adding the player to Ntseki’s squad, although they are not under pressure to do so before tomorrow’s transfer deadline.

Soccer Laduma has it on good authority that AmaZulu could be in a tussle with Chiefs for Fleurs as they too are contemplating signing the defender. Word reaching this publication is that Sekhukhune United have also entered the race for the player’s signature.

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Now, the latest news reaching this publication is that University of Pretoria could be a likely destination for Karelse, owing to the mutually beneficial relationship between the two sides.

AmaTuks are understood to be frontrunners to land the promising hand because they were the first to invite the player for a closer look at their training session. However, if Usuthu – as well as Babina Noko – table an offer and move quicker, a deal is possible.