An informal chat at the SuperSport TV studios, where Gavin Hunt was more interested in asking about Steven Pienaar’s family than luring him to Bidvest Wits convinced the former Bafana Bafana captain to join the Clever Boys. As Pienaar was presented to the media with fellow new signings including Daylon Claasen‚ Slavko Damjanovic and Bokang Tlhone on Tuesday‚ he revealed that it was Hunt’s personal touch that made the former Everton midfielder choose Wits over the glamour clubs. New league champion Hunt and Pienaar had bumped into each other at the studios in Randburg. "Obviously, there were other options. But when I met the coach in the studio, he was more interested about my family and stuff like that and that touched me‚" Pienaar said. "And that made it quite easy for me to make the decision. "Joining the champions is an honour for me as well. And I want to play in Africa‚ so this was on the table for me. "He first spoke to my brother. And my brother came to me and said: ‘I’m goin...
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