Mamelodi Sundowns are unlikely to change their loan policy with most clubs in the league, with the exception of possibly only SuperSport United, the Siya crew has learnt.
In what has become a norm in local football in recent years, Sundowns prohibit their players on loan at the other clubs when they play against them.
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With SuperSport having managed to get Ricardo Goss on loan from Sundowns once again, Matsatsantsa CEO Stan Matthews has explained how he negotiated for the goalkeeper to be eligible to play against the Brazilians in matches between the two sides this upcoming season.
For the past two seasons, Goss had been playing for SuperSport on loan from Downs, but the shot-stopper was unable to face the champions in both spells due to the agreement prohibiting Gavin Hunt's side from fielding him.
"I said if he couldn't play against them, then there was no deal. I can't, all the time, field the second-best team when I'm playing against Mamelodi Sundowns, it's not good for my club, and it's not good for my brand. It can't be that every time I go out into a big game, my players and everybody else, oh this one can't play, that one can't play, that's why I didn't take any other players on loan from Sundowns," said Matthews, speaking to journalists.
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"With Ricardo, I dug my heels in because I believe it is the right thing. If he is not good enough to play for Sundowns, why are you worried about him playing against you?" the CEO added.
Sources close to the Brazilians have confirmed that apart from the Goss to SuperSport deal, the club's loan policy is unlikely to change.
"Nothing has changed as Sundowns prefer their contracted players not to play against them," said the source.
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