With Soccer Laduma having previously reported that a Championship side is in England is interested in Orlando Pirates striker Tshegofatso Mabasa, the insiders have now revealed the name of the team.
Siya sources close to Pirates and the player have indicated that former Premier League side Sunderland are the team believed to be interested in Mabasa.
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The sources added that at the moment the interest is still in the early stages and they would not divulge more information on the whole situation.
"It's the same club interested in another Pirates player, Thalente Mbatha. It's believed that when the scouts came to look at Mbatha they were also happy with Mabasa and they had to assess him further in other games and apparently they were happy and they have enquired about him. So, Sunderland are the club interested in Tshegofatso Mabasa," the insider told the Siya crew.
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A second source stated that the only drawback in the whole situation for Mabasa would be his lack of Bafana Bafana national team caps in recent times, which becomes a requirement for a work permit in the United Kingdom.
"The interest is there. There has been an enquiry but the lack of national team caps could work against him. You know in the UK you should play a certain number of national team games for you to qualify for their work permit and other things. It's apparently true the interest is there from Sunderland but will he qualify for that? That's where the problem could be," the second insider revealed.
Last season the 28-year-old was the league's top goalscorer with 16 goals. This season he has scored five goals in the 18 games he has played so far because there has been stronger competition for places in Bucs' forward line.
