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Dembare set to lose 3 players
16 Jun 2013 at 10:55hrs | Views
The Premier Soccer League is bracing for yet another player exodus as rand- dangling clubs from South Africa's Super Diski are swooping in on local talent.
Reigning champions Dynamos are expected to be the worst affected.
Zimbabwe internationals - defender Partson Jaure, midfield enforcer Devon Chafa and flying leftback Ocean Mushure - have reportedly caught the eye of clubs down south and should be heading for trials across the Limpopo as soon as they come back from Guinea.
Jaure, who should get most of the kudos for the champions' meanness at the back, is however, on record as saying he will only leave Dynamos for Europe but it remains to be seen if he can stand by his word in the face of a firm offer from the financially lucrative Super Diski.
Jaure in December last year trained with SuperSport while awaiting a visa to enable him to travel to Turkey for trials, but the move fell through after the Europeans refused him the rare golden opportunity.
He, however, gathered his strength and went on to represent Dynamos in the Caf Champions League and has since forced his way into Klaus Dieter Pagels' Warriors.
A source close to the players confided in this publication that University of Pretoria, home to Warriors vice captain Washington Arubi, had formally approached Dynamos and a procedural trial might be in the offing followed by a formal offer.
"Two scouts from University of Pretoria watched the Warriors match against Egypt and they were really impressed by the Dynamos trio. They actually have been monitoring Ocean for a while and have since decided to invite him for a closer assessment.
"They have also shown interest in Devon and Partson who by the way is highly regarded by Washy whom the club recently voted player of the season in the just-ended campaign," said the source.
His Dynamos counterpart Kenny Mubaiwa said nobody had approached them with a view to acquiring any of their players as yet but was aware their players' showing was catching the eye of international scouts.
"Why is it that it is always you (media) who get to know these things before us? It is such acts that will always give us problems even when we start negotiating.
"But I know they (players) have been doing very well although for now there is nobody who has approached us for any of our registered players," said the lanky Dynamos boss.
If the deals materialise, they will leave a big dent on coach Kalisto Pasuwa's quest for a third consecutive league crown as the trio was among the best in his already depleted squad.
Reigning champions Dynamos are expected to be the worst affected.
Zimbabwe internationals - defender Partson Jaure, midfield enforcer Devon Chafa and flying leftback Ocean Mushure - have reportedly caught the eye of clubs down south and should be heading for trials across the Limpopo as soon as they come back from Guinea.
Jaure, who should get most of the kudos for the champions' meanness at the back, is however, on record as saying he will only leave Dynamos for Europe but it remains to be seen if he can stand by his word in the face of a firm offer from the financially lucrative Super Diski.
Jaure in December last year trained with SuperSport while awaiting a visa to enable him to travel to Turkey for trials, but the move fell through after the Europeans refused him the rare golden opportunity.
He, however, gathered his strength and went on to represent Dynamos in the Caf Champions League and has since forced his way into Klaus Dieter Pagels' Warriors.
A source close to the players confided in this publication that University of Pretoria, home to Warriors vice captain Washington Arubi, had formally approached Dynamos and a procedural trial might be in the offing followed by a formal offer.
"Two scouts from University of Pretoria watched the Warriors match against Egypt and they were really impressed by the Dynamos trio. They actually have been monitoring Ocean for a while and have since decided to invite him for a closer assessment.
"They have also shown interest in Devon and Partson who by the way is highly regarded by Washy whom the club recently voted player of the season in the just-ended campaign," said the source.
His Dynamos counterpart Kenny Mubaiwa said nobody had approached them with a view to acquiring any of their players as yet but was aware their players' showing was catching the eye of international scouts.
"Why is it that it is always you (media) who get to know these things before us? It is such acts that will always give us problems even when we start negotiating.
"But I know they (players) have been doing very well although for now there is nobody who has approached us for any of our registered players," said the lanky Dynamos boss.
If the deals materialise, they will leave a big dent on coach Kalisto Pasuwa's quest for a third consecutive league crown as the trio was among the best in his already depleted squad.
Source - Sunday Mail
