The coach who will forever be credited for the development of Lyle Foster is excited with the way the Bafana Bafana striker's career has progressed... 👏 Read all about it here! ➡️
The 22-year-old KC Westerlo centre-forward has attracted interest from Championship log leaders Burnley.
According to his mentor Augusto Palacios who developed him at the Augusto Palacios Apprentice Academy, the youngster has proved that he can handle any pressure."This is my player Lyle Foster, he came into my academy at the age of 12," Palacios tells KickOff.com. "There's a number of players who graduated from my academy to Orlando Pirates in 2015, one of them is Lyle Forster.
"I developed him for four years. 2015 he graduated and went to Pirates when I was working for Pirates [Youth Development]."He played for all our national teams under 20, 23 and Bafana Bafana."Pirates sold him to Monaco, and Monaco loaned him to Vitoria Guimaraes, there was also Cercle Brugge in the mix.
"Vitoria ended up buying him with a certain amount, after that he was loaned to Westerlo, that was before he joined Westerlo on a permanent deal."In the football aspect yes Foster can make it in England, he has grown physically, the technique is improving, he is scoring goals, and he is already playing in Europe."1)Thabiso Monyane [Orlando Pirates]
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