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Grobbelaar, now 60, said Zimbabwe was still awash with talent and is happy with the current Warriors squad that has the likes of Musona, Marvellous Nakamba, Costa Nhamoinesu, Tinotenda Kadewere and Khama Billiat all making it big at their teams.

Nakamba is playing in Belgium for Club Brugge and has been remotely linked with Liverpool although nothing official has come up while Nhamoinesu is at Czech Republic giants Sparta Prague who are perennial campaigners for a spot in the European Champions League.

South Africa-based Khama Billiat had been tipped for big things in his career, but the diminutive midfielder appears set to end his career in the Absa Premiership as opportunities to move to the bigger and more lucrative European stage have been elusive.

Grobbelaar said it was unfair to try and compare his generation of players with the current crop.

“But I still think we have a lot of talented players who are playing abroad. So we have the talent, no doubt about it. No two generations are the same, but when I look at it there isn’t much of a big difference between the talent we have now and the Dream Team.

“We have some players making a big impact in South Africa and others are playing in Europe. I can’t really name them all, but it just goes to show how much talent we have here in Zimbabwe when we export players.”

“Probably it’s the European connections that we lack. These are some of the things that I believe we can help our nation with. Personally I have contacts everywhere in Europe.

“I would not have hesitated to recommend a player to Europe if I had been given the opportunity to work with these guys,” he said.