The striker moved to North Africa despite expressing a desire to play for Amakhosi
Bafana Bafana forward Khanyisa Mayo was keen to join Kaizer Chiefs but the Glamour Boys submitted their bid late after he had elected to join CR Belouizdad of Algeria.
Mayo joined the North African club last week amid interest from a host of clubs among them Chiefs, Mamelodi Sundowns, Moroccan giants Raja Casablanca as well as Club Brugge of Belgium.
His agent Basia Michaels has now revealed that the player preferred a move to Amakhosi but the club came with their bid late after a decision to move to Belouizdad had been made.
“Chiefs had also put down a significant offer for Khanyisa, a few moments before we had actually penned our deal with CRB,” Michaels told Sports Night Amplified.
Mayo was keen to join Amakhosi
“I do think had the deal fallen out with CRB, Khanyisa would’ve gone to Chiefs. He wanted what we would call the best outcome for himself.
“It wasn’t a money-thing, Khanyisa wanted to go to Chiefs, there is no question about it. His father played for Chiefs, it has a bit of heritage for him.
“But he always wanted to leave South Africa. It’s something that he’d always expressed to me, I’ve been representing him since 2018.”
Michaels then went into details on how Chiefs, who had an initial offer for the player turned down by Cape Town City, missed out on the forward while revealing where he plans to play next after his adventure in North Africa.
Why did Chiefs wait for so long?
“I think Chiefs fell short because they were seconds too late from the offer that was made from CRB,” she added.
“From CRB, Khanyisa does have an opportunity to move into Europe. It would be a lot harder for him to move from Chiefs to Europe.
“If he does something amazing at CRB within in his first season, I can tell you there will be suitors from the European market that will come knocking for him.”
The left-footed striker signed a three-year deal with the option for another at Belouizdad, having left Cape Town City, where he scored 29 goals in 93 games across all competitions.
