Al Ahly’s version in the transfer saga of Orlando Pirates star attacker Monnapule Saleng is revealed.
Saleng last featured for the Buccaneers on the 7th of December 2024 against Al Ahly in a CAF Champions League Group C fixture at Orlando Stadium.
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His absence from Pirates’ matchday squads left many with questions that the club and the player are yet to answer despite speculations surrounding the situation.
In the last couple of weeks, we have learned that Egyptian giants, Al Ahly, have tried to sign the South African international, but the move was stopped by Pirates and the player’s agency, PM Sports.
One of the leading journalists in African football, Micky Jnr, shared the African Champions, Al Ahly’s version of Saleng’s saga at Pirates.
Micky revealed that Saleng is no longer number one target for the Red Devils, and how much they were willing to offer for his services and also his salary.
“Al Ahly have moved Monnapule Saleng to their “shadow list” now after he was very high on the list for some time,” Micky Jnr stated.
“The African giants were willing to pay around $1.5 million dollars as transfer fee and also $350,000 as salary for the player after initially, his agency told Al Ahly that they are taking the player to Europe.”
He further went on to state that the club through Contract Manager and Sporting Director contacted Pirates for the player, but they found out that the player has lost someone close to him despite being told that the player will be moving to Europe by his agency.
“The Contract Manager and Sporting Director of Al Ahly contacted Orlando Pirates directly for the player,” Micky added
“However, when, Al Ahly did their checks to find out why the player isn’t playing in recent times, they were told that ‘Saleng lost someone who is very close to him and that has affected him mentally’.”
Al Ahly has since turned their attention to Servette FC attacker Dereck Germano after failing to sign both Saleng and Augustine Boayke.
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However, Al Ahly is still open to signing Saleng should his saga get resolved.