Soweto giants Kaizer Chiefs are set to cut ties with three prominent strikers to make way for new arrivals after an underwhelming season in front of goal.
Amakhosi have scored 32 goals in their 29 DStv Premiership matches to date at a fraction over a goal per match – certainly not the recipe for success.
Mamelodi Sundowns have scored 21 more goals than Kaizer Chiefs
By comparison, champions Mamelodi Sundowns have scored 53 goals in the same number of matches.
Kaizer Chiefs’ squad reshuffle up-front is likely to mean all of Leonardo Castro, Samir Nurkovic and Lazarous Kambole will be packing their bags in the off-season.
The trio have combined to score just TWO goals this season in 30 matches played between them!
Castro, who is the longest-serving Kaizer Chiefs player of the three, hasn’t scored a single goal this season having featured in 12 matches (including the last seven).
With only one match remaining, the 33-year-old Colombian now faces the risk of completing his first season without scoring since arriving in Mzansi seven years ago.
According to the Transfermarkt website, Castro has a market value of €600 000 (R10.1 million).
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Samir Nurkovic has fared little better.
The 29-year-old Serbian striker has dealt with injury concerns this season and has scored one goal (against Chippa United in early April) in 13 league appearances.
His contract ends at the end of June and he is widely reported to be joining Shauwn ‘MaMkhize’ MaMkhize’s Royal AM next season.
According to the Transfermarkt website, Nurkovic has a market value of €575 000 (R9.7 million).
Lazarous Kambole also only has a single goal (also against Chippa United) in five appearances this season – and that’s the GOOD news!
The bad news is that the 28-year-old Zambian has scored just twice in 45 total appearances for Kaizer Chiefs!
That’s 4 050 minutes of football played by Kambole for Amakhosi at an average of a goal every 2 025 minutes – or nearly 34 hours!
The Zambian will leave Naturena with his three-year contract expiring at the end of June.
He has spent this season on the transfer list, but, perhaps unsurprisingly, there have been no offers for his services to date.
According to the Transfermarkt website, Kambole has a market value of €150 000 (R2.5 million).
Combined, that’s a grand total of R22.3 million worth of strikers that Kaizer Chiefs will be shedding.
Many Amakhosi supporters will argue it’s not a moment too soon!
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