Mamelodi Sundowns star future at Chloorkop is unsure, as his agent responds.

Agent Mike Makaab has firmly denied rumours suggesting that Mamelodi Sundowns plans to launch Zimbabwean defender Divine Lunga in January. “It’s not true. That’s not true (that Lunga will leave Sundowns in January),” Makaab acknowledged as quoted by Soccer Laduma. Putting an finish to hypothesis surrounding the participant’s future.

Despite Makaab’s denial, sources near the membership counsel that if Sundowns fails to safe a mortgage alternative for Lunga, the workforce could think about releasing him in January. The membership has already let go of a number of gamers, together with Gaston Sirino, Bongani Zungu, Sammy Seabi, Abubeker Nasir, and Brian Onyango. With different left-backs like Aubrey Modiba, Terrence Mashego, and promising 19-year-old Asekho Tiwani within the combine, Lunga faces stiff competitors for recreation time.

Lunga’s contract and the necessity for recreation time

According to insiders, the state of affairs poses a problem for Lunga. “His contract is set to come to an end in June 2025, so if they let him go in January or on loan, then it could also mean he is leaving Sundowns at the end of the season. That’s what they are working at,” defined a supply near the membership.

The supply added, “The club’s main aim is to give him a chance to play, as there is tough competition in his position. The technical team seems to prefer Asekho Tiwani and Aubrey Modiba over Terrence Mashego and Lunga himself. They believe that letting him go would be the best solution for both the player and the club.”

AFCON 2025 issues 

Another supply highlighted the influence of Lunga’s taking part in time on his nationwide workforce prospects. “He is afraid he may not go to AFCON 2025 in Morocco if Zimbabwe qualifies because he is not playing. He was not part of the national team, and that could affect his final selection for the AFCON squad next year. That’s why he wants to find a team where he can play.”

With the clock ticking all the way down to January, Sundowns might want to make strategic selections relating to Lunga’s future. The defender’s aspirations for worldwide competitors additional complicate his state of affairs, as each the membership and Lunga search the very best path ahead within the coming months

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