Impasse straining Zwane and Blom relationship?

Despite coming on as a substitute in Kaizer Chiefs’ 1-1 draw with Marumo Gallants, news reaching the Siya crew is that not all is well between Arthur Zwane and young defender Njabulo Blom, owing to the latter’s reluctance to commit his long-term fu-ture to the club if his demands are not met. Blom is approaching the expiry of his contract, but with the club’s poster boy refus-ing to sign Amakhosi’s initial extension offer, the two parties have reached an im-passe and Siya sources have indicated that it has had a direct impact on the play-er’s relationship with his head coach. It was Zwane who initially promoted Blom to the Chiefs first team, where he has fea-tured for the last three seasons, but the latest contractual stand-off between the player and the club is understood to have affected the relationship between the two. Blom was one of the Soweto giants’ standhe out players last season, but the fact that has seen limited game-time in recent times suggests that the situation between himself and ‘10111’ goes beyond the surface level. The Siya crew investigated deeper…