Tim Sukazi confirms Samukelo Kabini leaves on record fee

Kabini, 21, will join Molde FK with Sukazi having flown out to Europe with the player to conclude paperwork and medicals.

The reported fee for the transfer is R15-million.  

“Yes, Samukelo Kabini has signed for Norwegian topflight club Molde FK, who have won consecutive league titles and are known to be playing in the UEFA Champions League. Indeed, it’s a transfer fee in euros for starters and we have never done a transfer of this nature of course. So it becomes a record transfer,” said Sukazi.

“But I’d hate to say that because there should be no limit. The quality should dictate the price and Kabini’s quality is proof of this. We have transformed boys into men and this is good for the country.”

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Sukazi added that he took pride in the fact The Rockets have been able to send players directly to Europe without them needing prior assessments.

“It is clear what type of club he will be joining and we are happy with that. I am sure it also indicated to many that as TS Galaxy we have become the university of football by producing untested talent at the highest level and also tactically sound. We are now taking on bigger leagues by taking the players straight to Europe – you will hardly hear that a player from TS Galaxy is going for trials or hear a rumour that a big club wants our player, but meanwhile you have seen no comment from the club,” the chairman elaborated.

“I will make an example with the young boy at Orlando Pirates – Relebohile Mofokeng. A lot was made about Barcelona, but did you see Barcelona commenting? It’s probably one of these irresponsible journalists who started the story. I have never seen Barcelona writing that they want Mofokeng and with that you put the boy under unnecessary pressure. It’s not right because now every time he plays he is being compared to [Lamine] Yamal.”

Sukazi revealed that coach Adnan Beganovic is tasked with making sure Galaxy players are not only ready made for Europe but for Bafana Bafana too.

“One of the mandates for our technical team is to produce players for the country, national team assets. This is the club we have become,” he said.

“We are known to be a club that disposes of our best assets and reinvesting in the project and we have become stronger as a result. We are without a sponsor after five seasons in the topflight. This amount is going straight into the project to help sustain us.”