Chiefs Transfer News: European interest confirmed on Amakhosi duo

Kaizer Chiefs have been performing quite well in the ongoing 2025/26 season both domestically and abroad.

This has attracted interest on their top-performing youngsters Mfundo Vilakazi and Mduduzi Shabalala. The former had a good outing with the U20 South Africa team that performed quite well in the concluded U20 World Cup in Chile.

Mduduzi has already been drafted in the Bafana Bafana team and played a part in helping them qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup to be co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico.

The two versatile attackers were in a devastating form as they inspired the Glamur Boys to a 4-1 Premier Soccer League win, just before the FIFA international break, a victory that has taken them to the top three.

Chiefs to lose Shabalala and Vilakazi?

“There has been interest from several European clubs. There will always be interest in young, talented players like Mfundo Vilakazi and Mduduzi Shabalala, particularly when they continue to perform well for a football club like Kaizer Chiefs,” Their agent Mike Makaab told Kick-Off.

“But, as I have said before, the most important factor is not the next deal, it’s the player’s career path. We have to ask, is the next move going to help the player reach his full potential, or could it hold him back?   

“When people ask me, after nearly three decades in this industry, what advice I give to young footballers about their contracts, my response is always the same, it’s never just about one contract or one move,” he added.

Dreaming big is important

“It’s about understanding the player’s ambitions, where he currently is in his career, and where he wants to be. Our job is to help him manage those expectations and chart the right path to get there,” he further added.    

“A player might say, ‘I want to play for one of the top clubs in Europe.’ And that’s a wonderful ambition. But with honesty and respect, I will tell him that if he’s not at that level yet, we need to map out the steps to help him get there.  

“Dreaming big is important, and we encourage that, but it’s equally important to take the right steps, sometimes small, sometimes bold, that move the player closer to achieving that dream.  

“Ultimately, if and when genuine interest turns into a formal approach, our first point of contact will always be the player’s current club and then, of course, the player himself,” Makaab concluded.

It is interesting to see whether Broos will consider Shabalala for AFCON after overlooking him in the forthcoming friendly game against Zambia.