Baxter quits Kaizer Chiefs

Kaizer Chiefs and championship-winning coach Stuart Baxter have agreed to part.

Baxter, still contracted to the club for a year, will depart after three years in which he delivered two league titles, the Nedbank Cup and MTN8 trophies.

Chiefs fans should brace for a new-look Amakhosi next season, minus Itumeleng Khune in goal. A Chiefs team, almost unchanged for three seasons - during which they enjoyed unprecedented success in the PSL era - is set for a reshuffle.

The biggest bombshell is that the architect of that success, Baxter, and Chiefs have agreed to part. This is expected to be announced at a press conference at Chiefs' Naturena headquarters on Tuesday, which Baxter is flying back from his holiday in Sweden to attend.

Two sources close to Chiefs have said that, Baxter and the club have agreed to go their separate ways with a year left on the contract. Baxter revealed recently he has had offers from clubs in Europe.

Chiefs will target Maritzburg United coach Steve Komphela as Baxter's replacement.