With PSL transfers still going through until midnight tonight on Deadline Day, there’s a distinctly frenzied flavour to proceedings in local football.
Let’s turn the clock back quickly to reveal the five most expensive players ever signed by PSL clubs.
PSL transfers: Record arrivals
- R50.2m – Marcelo Allende (Sundowns)
- R15.5m – Mbulelo Mabizela (Sundowns)
- R13.9m – Jeremy Brockie (Sundowns)
- R13.8m – Rivaldo Coetzee (Sundowns)
- R13.8m – Dipsy Selolwane (Jomo Cosmos)
Chilean attacker Marcelo Allende is still finding his feet in South Africa, but time is very much on the 23-year-old’s side. Still, the hefty price tag will always raise eyebrows and get tongues wagging.
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Who’s old enough to remember the legendary Mbulelo “Oldjohn” Mabizela? He scored a screamer on his Tottenham Debut but then got sacked by the London club after just nine appearances. A huge talent, but he struggled to apply it. Oldjohn has had professional stints in South Africa, Norway and England with Spurs.
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No surprise to see one club dominating those deals in the latter stages of this millennium. Did Sundowns get bang for their buck in most of these deals?