Next Chiefs coach won’t come cheap!
country over the last 12 months, particularly in the Africa Cup of Nations, the African Football League and the CAF Champions League, where he was outstanding between the posts, putting himself in the shop window.
What is certain is that Sundowns will demand the highest possible price for Williams having forked out over R20 million to land him from SuperSport United in 2022, and it now remains to be seen which European club will match Sundowns’ evaluation of the player.
If there were any doubts of Kaizer Chiefs’ hunt for a new coach to take over from Cavin Johnson next season, the humiliating 5-1 defeat the Glamour Boys suffered last week at the hands of Mamelodi Sundowns, who were crowned DStv Premiership champions at Soccer City that night, certainly propelled them in that direction.
To witness Downs stamping their authority yet again as the dominant force in the Premier Soccer League at the home of arguably one of the biggest clubs on the continent was proof of how Amakhosi have regressed.
As the Chiefs hierarchy watched on, the Siya crew has been informed the conversation around plans for next season continues behind the scenes.
Soccer Laduma reported recently that the Soweto giants are desperately trying to narrow down their options, however a potential stumbling block has emerged.
Not that Amakhosi have hit hard times from a financial point of view, but it’s believed theirs is the realisation internally that whoever succeeds Johnson will not come cheap!
The Siya crew has been informed that Chiefs are crunching the numbers while continuing to assess the names that have been thrown about as well as the CVs that are apparently being sent to those who will make the decision, particularly Sporting Director Kaizer Motaung Jnr and his brother Bobby.
In recent times, Amakhosi were paying Gavin Hunt a reported upward of R8-million a season before sacking him after eight months and bringing back Stuart Baxter, who would have been on a significant package too.
With the likes of Raul Caneda and Rui Vitoria being mentioned, it’s expected that they too will come at a heavy price should Chiefs indeed go ahead with lining one of them up.