With Zakhele Lepasa appearing to be experiencing difficulties at Orlando Pirates, sources have given an insight on the player's situation.
Lepasa has moved down the pecking in coach Jose Riveiro's team following the re-emergence of Boitumelo Radiopane.
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Having recovered from injury, Radiopane made his first appearance of the season for the Buccaneers as a substitute against Botswana's Jwaleng Galaxy in the second preliminary CAF Champions League first leg match on the weekend.
Radiopane appears to be third in line now behind leading striker Tshegofatso Mabasa and Evidence Makgopa, while Lepasa finds himself in a difficult situation with lack of regular game-time.
Lepasa's last appearance for Bucs was in April and for one minute in a League match against Moroka Swallows.
Indications from sources are that Chippa United has been the latest club to show interest in the striker's services though it seems that there have been no plans for the Soweto giants to make the 27-year-old available for a move.
"There's been interest in Zakhele Lepasa but whether he will be made available for a move is another story. Chippa United has been keen on the player and would have loved to get him on loan along with Siphelo Baloni but that wasn't possible as Pirates decided that he was still in the plans," said the source.
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Lepasa hasn't been in any match day squads for Pirates this season, while he also didn't feature in any of the matches during the team's pre-season tour of Spain.
SuperSport United, where the forward was on loan for the second half of the 2022/23 season, is understood to be keen on having the attacker back in Tshwane.
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