Pitso Mosimane has revealed why it would be virtually impossible to bring any South African players with him to Al-Ahli Saudi FC.
Mosimane and his technical team addressed the media in Sandton, Johannesburg.
The popular coach admitted that taking this offer with a second-division team was a bit of a risk, but that he was excited to continue trying to “break barriers” and get out of his “comfort zone”.
He also made some startling statements about the difficulties of signing South African players due to the market value the clubs price on certain players, which sometimes surpassed R30 million.
“If there is an opportunity in the next window… and maybe in the future… we can always look around and see what we can bring. It’s always good to bring South African players into those spaces but it’s very difficult to bring South African players to the Middle East. It’s not an easy thing. They need to adapt, their social life will be different
“The South African market is not an easy one. The teams expect a lot of money. That’s the challenge. The transfers are big here, people expect R30 million, R40 million and players don’t move. Clubs (in South Africa) ask for money they deserve and you can’t argue with that.”
