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Mike Makaab, the agent of Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Andile Jali, has given an update of the negotiations between the player’s camp and the club.
Jali, 32, is in the final six months of his contract and has become a bit-part figure under head coach Rulani Mokwena off late.
Jali has often featured when Mokwena opted to rotate the squad and rest other key players, which has lead to questions whether the midfielder is still in the plans of the club for next season.
However, his agent Makaab insisted that Jali is unfazed by the talk around his future and only focussed on contributing as best as he can to the success of the club.
“His only focus on the game this weekend,” he said on Gagasi FM on Friday.
“He leaves his affairs off the field to myself and Prosport and we will deal with it in a professional manner in the right way.
“Again, the timing of this is important. There is no need to disrupt the player and there is no need to disrupt the football club.
“Why go into the media and make comments that could cause disruption in relationship between the football club and the player, and the football club and myself, and the player and myself.
“Before I make these comments that I’m making on our show here, I discuss the issues with AJ, I discuss the issues with Mamelodi Sundowns. I speak to our listeners from an informed and truthful point of view.
“I’m saying that we’re in negotiations. And when the time is right, those negotiations will be accelerated. When the time is right, Mamelodi Sundowns will be asked to make a decision.
“This approach is teamwork between Prosport, myself and Andile Jali – not for the moment is he outlined or excluded from any of those discussions.”