Mamelodi Sundowns’ new signing Katlego Ntsabeleng has revealed that the Brazilians first made contact with him as far back as 2023, before his eventual loan move from FC Dallas materialised this year.
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Speaking on the club’s official Pitchside Podcast, the 27-year-old midfielder explained how the timing of the initial approach did not align with where he was in his career at the time.
“It’s funny because it’s not the first time the call came in. The call came in first, I think it was 2023. But at the time, I was just trying to stabilise myself in the league that side. So I wasn’t confident in me trying to move around and try different things. I was still trying to find my feet in the professional ranks because I was new to kind of like everything,” Ntsabeleng admitted.
Although the former Kaizer Chiefs youth product did not dismiss the opportunity, he says it simply did not work out at the time.
“Not to say I declined the offer, but it didn’t work out. Yeah, things happen in football. It didn’t work out. But now, yeah, when it came around the second time, I think it was…” he added.
Now officially a Sundowns player, Ntsabeleng shared his pride in finally fulfilling a personal dream of wearing the yellow shirt, despite feeling he had missed out earlier in his career.
“I always wanted to play for Sundowns, man. Sundowns has been a team that stayed in my heart, especially considering that I felt like I was robbed of that moment to have victory and glory in this club. So yeah, I always had that little thing that maybe, maybe one day,” he concluded.
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