Monnapule Saleng is reportedly submitted a transfer request and could leave Orlando Pirates before next season.
Orlando Pirates midfielder Monnapule Saleng could leave the club at the end of the season to seek game time elsewhere.. The winger had a brilliant 2022/23 campaign, scoring 15 goals across all competitions. His attributes saw him winning the MTN 8 Last Man Standing and DStv Premiership Players’ Player of the Season at the 2023 PSL Awards.
Saleng played a crucial role in helping Pirates win two domestic cup titles last season. However, His form dipped at the start of the new season, and he was dropped to the bench. With Thembinkosi Lorch moving to Sundowns and Lesedi Kapinga not firing, Riveiro brought Saleng back into the team. The former Free State Stars man seized the opportunity and scored two goals in the Soweto Derby win against Kaizer Chiefs. Since then, he has played decently, but not to the same level as in the 2022/23 season.From the look of things, Riveiro is not satisfied with the winger and might look elsewhere during the transfer window.
“I think the failed moves at the end of last season affected Monnapule somehow. He was never the same player after that,” a source told the publication.“But he is over that right now and you can see whenever he comes in that he is more focused right now. But it looks like the coach wants to turn him into an impact player and he is not happy with that hence he will ask the club to let him go and play somewhere else,” added the source.
Towards the end of last season, Saleng was linked with Sundowns but the Bloemhof-born player stayed with Pirates. Saudi Arabia giants Al Nassr were reportedly interested in the Bafana Bafana winger last year. The club expressed interest in signing Saleng and were offering R37.3 million annually, including incentives and bonuses, to bring him to the Middle East.
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