PREMIER SOCCER LEAGUE
Stuart Baxter out of the loop as Chiefs continue search
The chance of Stuart Baxter returning to Kaizer Chiefs appears to be diminishing, with his contract as Bafana Bafana coach proving to be a huge stumbling block. Asked if Chiefs had spoken to Baxter or tried to lure him back to Naturena‚ Amakhosi’s football manager, Bobby Motaung, was evasive and would not issue a complete denial. It is understood the Baxter option was on the cards but given that his contract with the South African Football Association (Safa) runs until 2022‚ negotiating past this obstacle was considerably complicated. Motaung would not "respond to sources and rumours". Did Chiefs ever speak to Baxter‚ and was there ever a possibility there? "We’ve said in the past that we’ve interviewed people. And if we would have to unveil names of people it would be a violation of people’s rights‚" Motaung said. "I’ll only announce names of people I have signed. I can’t contradict myself and say that‚ ‘We wanted this one’. "We have talked to a lot of people so we can’t even menti...
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