Former Mamelodi Sundowns striker Gift Motupa is still training with SuperSport United, but head coach Gavin Hunt has given an update which suggests the player may have to wait a little longer to secure a deal.
Not too long after Motupa parted ways with Sundowns during the January transfer window, he started training with Tshwane rivals SuperSport.
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There has, however, been a concern with his weight and it appears SuperSport are in no rush to sign him and could wait until next season before he considers whether or not to sign him.
Before leaving Sundowns, Motupa was no longer part of the first team, so he has not played a competitive match in about eight months. As things stand, SuperSport have not expressed a desire to sign him, but he is still training with them.
Hunt and Motupa worked together at Bidvest Wits, before a forced separation saw them going in different directions. Now there is an opportunity to work together again, but it's unlikely to happen any time soon, if what Hunt told the Siya crew is anything to go by.
"Gift is training. (There is) no money, no budget. He was overweight and has to lose some kilos. What happens is that they don't play for two years, out of condition and out on the side. He has been with us for about two weeks now, running hard. We are not going to do anything until the end of the season. We can't. Then we will readdress if there is an opportunity come next season," Hunt told the Siya crew.
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"When you go to big clubs, the squads are competitive. You take a chance and go there for a lot of money and then you get yourself out and then you are right out and then you are just going to fall down the pecking order. There's no time when you go to the clubs. You've got to do the business. You've got to make a decision; prolong your career with less money or get bigger money and have a shorter career. In today's age, everybody wants more money so people won't think of football. It's not an abnormal thing. But the squads are far too big in South Africa and that's a problem. But obviously money is the big enticing factor."
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