Zanaco chairman Edward Mutale says they got midfielder Augustine Mulenga the best deal possible for him before the close of the January 2018 transfer window.
The 28-year-old midfielder and 2017 Zambia Footballer of the Year was snapped-up by South African giants Orlando Pirates before the January 31 deadline just after Chipolopolo were eliminated from the 2018 CHAN on January 27.
“Orlando Pirates were looking for a player who was expected to walk straight into their team and be able to do it,” Mutale said.
“Augustine had a lot of agents looking for clubs but none of them made a concrete offer.
“We had three or four people from Europe inquiring but people were using his age as a liability implying that at 28 he wasn’t worth much.
“Pirates specifically looked at his age as a main selling factor.”
Mulenga was Zambia’s top scorer at 2018 CHAN where he scored three goals in four matches.
He becomes Pirates’ second Chipolopolo signing in six months after striker Justin Shonga who joined them from Nkwazi last August.
ALL THE BEST OGA
Augustine yes is ready and on fire, but Shonga was cashed, he is a Sate-Sate.
Under the circumstances, this is a fair deal. All the best young man!!
Hope he won’t be warming the bench good luck
No transfer fee mentioned .is he so cheap?? Wish you best man and congrats.you make us so proud as a bea utful nation.stay focused on the game and don’t get disrupted by those sexy South African girls.
AUGUSTINE SHONGA IS 35 YEARS OLD NOT 28, A EUROPEAN AGENT SCANNED HIS REAL AGE, THE MAN HAS 5 CHILDREN FROM THREE DIFFERENT WOMEN, THE MAN IS A SPENT FORCE ALREADY THUS WHY TRANSFER FEE REMAINS A SECRET. THE MOTHER ASKED ZANACO TO ANNOUNCE TRANSFER FEE TO PUBLIC BECAUSE SHE DOESNT TRUST THE BOY HE SHALL ONLY ANNOUNCE KA CHANGE TO HIS PARENTS AND MUCH OF THE MONEY GOES TO HIS WOMEN, PARENTS WANTED TO KNOW HOW MUCH THE BOY WILL POCKET IN HIS ONE YEAR OF PLAY IN SA. ORLANDO PIRATES IS NO JOKE ASK GATUSSO HOW HE WAS OFFLOADED WITHOUT ANY IMPACT.