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Agent explains Mamelodi Sundown's Elias Pelembe's

Agent explains Pelembe's R480 000 'salary'

Posted: 2012-02-06 12:50

While League action resumes in less than 10 days, many people are still focusing on the recent transfer window – and the amounts of money that changed hands.

One of the big stories was Elias Pelembe signing a new contract with Mamelodi Sundowns – well, not so much his signing, but the reported salary that went with it.

Media reports indicated that the Mozambican winger would earn R480 000 a month in salary; a figure that had many KickOff.com readers arguing whether Pelembe – or any other player – was worth that much.

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Pelembe's agent, Tim Sukazi, has repeatedly insisted that no player in the country earns that much, and has now once and for all offered to give clarity on the issue.

"Pelembe's monthly salary is nowhere near the numbers suggested in the media," he tells KickOff.com. "What people have now been trying to do is to add their estimate of: (1) his salary; and (2) Image Rights fee and divide whatever estimated number by 12. The sum is what they now called his monthly remuneration.

"All I am saying is that Image Rights fees are not payable in monthly instalments and therefore should never be associated with a player's monthly remuneration. They are an amount payable at determined date(s) during a football season and therefore do not form part of a player's monthly earnings. The related rights are a capital asset in the player's hands.

"The simple way to deal with this without confusing the public is for people to categorically state what they estimate as the player's (1) monthly salary, and (2) Image Rights fees per season – that's all."

PSL CEO Stanley Matthews told the New Age recently he was concerned high salaries in the PSL would have an adverse affect.

"There are only two teams with the means to pay such salaries," Matthews said. "We are concerned that in the long run it will hurt the other 14 teams in the Premiership."

There is an ongoing debate aoubt whether the PSL should intruduce a salary cap, but as Matthews points out, the League can only make recommendations, not regulations, when it comes to salaries.

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DR MAMPURU: 2012-02-06 12:55

OBVIOUSLY THE TWO TEAMS ARE PIRATES AND SUNDOWNS, CHIEFS ARE BUSY BUILING THEIR DILLUSIONAL STADIUM AT MOUNT EXHOUST....KWAKWAKWA...SO CHIMPS U WONT AFFORD THAT MUCH R480G IS NOT PAP AND VLEIS THAT'S A YEAR PROFIT FOR CHIEFS

Mfana Wa Style: 2012-02-06 12:57

So only Sundowns and Pirates can afford to pay those high salaries, eish the truth is out now....hehhehhehe!!!!!!

Cargo: 2012-02-06 12:58

Who cares even if he earns R480000 a month its his money. why people bother about other peoples salaries. Sies man. people should mind their own damm business

Mfana Wa Style: 2012-02-06 12:59

So only Sundowns and Pirates can afford to pay those high salaries, eish the truth is out now....hehhehhehe!!!!!!

brazilitto : 2012-02-06 13:02

Happy faces at downs. Dis is what we want to c, happy faces. When other teams take photos, the players look like photos of ward cancellors, no smile.

lethole : 2012-02-06 13:03

Which r those two teams? Plz mr suzuki which Image rights? That emaciated TB patient.

Scirocco 'R': 2012-02-06 13:04

I quote: "There are only two teams with the means to pay such salaries," Matthews said. "We are concerned that in the long run it will hurt the other 14 teams in the Premiership." hahaaa

stanley tlou : 2012-02-06 13:05

if rand/pound ratio was equivalent,we'd b saying his weekly salary is up de wit best in de wrld i.e 120 000.dis is business de guys served dese salaries period.

Tebohoo: 2012-02-06 13:06

what are Image Rights fee

Ronza : 2012-02-06 13:07

He deseves it.

Ronza : 2012-02-06 13:08

He deserves it.

DR MAMPURU: 2012-02-06 13:09

I HEAR SHABBA WAS HELD @ GUN POINT TO SIGN THE CONTRACT BY SHWESHWE AND JAMBO AS THEY WERE PROMISED 20 50KG's OF MAIZE MEAL, IT IS REPORTED THAT AS SHABBA WAS HEADING TO MAMELODI SUDUNSAS HEAD OFFICES TWO MEN NAMED SWESWE AND JAMBO NAMELY JUMPED OUT OF A MOVING CAR AS THEY POINTED THOSE R54 GUN TO SHABBA, HE WAS TAKEN TO NATURENA WERE HE WAS FORCED TO SIGN A CONTRACT THAT WILL SEE HIM IN THE CLUB FOR THE NEXT 5 YRS....EISH, IT WAS REPORTED THAT HE WILL EARN CLOSE TO R5M ZIM DOLLARS (R500.00 IN S.A) EACH WEEK, SHABBA WAS BOUND TO GO TO CRYSTAL PALACE BUT DUE TO INSUFFICIENT FUNDS FOR THE LOW CLASSS FLIGHT HE FAILED TO ARRIVE IN TIME AS HE TOOK THE TRAIN.......Dr. mampuru reporting @ MALEMA TV ...SEE U @ 6PM

Champ "Superbrand": 2012-02-06 13:09

Ag shame Inkatha Freedom Chips cant afford to match Pirates and Sundowns salaries. now the Hobbos understand why Bobby did not sign players. Please dont ever again insult the poor Bobby, they have no money and he told you before that they cant match Pirates and Sundowns in the market, even Kaizer Snr conceeded that they have no finacial muscels to match these two.

Champ "Superbrand": 2012-02-06 13:11

@DR MAMPURU,

He he he he he he!!!! That is so funny!!!!!!!!!

Amu-nition!!! : 2012-02-06 13:18

No wonder the Chairman walked away from trying to sign the player concerned he realized that this was simply a day light robbery, cash-in-transit heist. PERIOD!!! He’s not worth it, no player in the PSL is worth that much. And to think some Sundom fans think it is looking after its players it is ludicrous.

The sleeping giant has awaken just deal with it!!!

Sweyts : 2012-02-06 13:20

I would kill to know how much Sweswe gets(if anything at all) for his lack of image rights, maybe they just say...."Umubi wena, mahhala isthombe sakho". lol.

Please leave our Dominguez alone, we are'nt complaining why should you?

Tell us about Shabba's package of a free funeral and two buses plus minthly food vouchers tu.

Dooba OPC: 2012-02-06 13:23

"There are only two teams with the means to pay such salaries," Matthews said. "We are concerned that in the long run it will hurt the other 14 teams in the Premiership."
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The two teams are Chiefs and Sundowns?- Boa motho and fatty the cow are just adding numbers for cwoza!

brazilitto : 2012-02-06 13:23

@sweyts phela unaspray uYellow ngaphakathi. Wasuke washa esasebenza emobeni that y ethi ublack.
Sweswe package would be 50kg nyala 25kg samp namakhanda aw5 engulube dat all lol

kweziMonti: 2012-02-06 13:25

He deserves it, He is an above average player. In life you get out what you put in simple as that.......

Sweyts : 2012-02-06 13:33

Amakhanda ayi-5 weskopo se ngulube? Lol. lol. Plus uthanda i-smile sakhona, uthi "it's so cute and tasty, and it's biltong is to die for"! tl.tl.tl.

Mfundisi One-Skipper Bakaniya: 2012-02-06 13:40

Pirates and Sundowns, thats all

Sanderson-dawana : 2012-02-06 13:44

4sho 1 of th 2timz mentioned SUNDOWNS(overseas) comes top.i mali siyinika labafana mnaka.giv'em mo nd mo stress my PRESIDENT!!!

Owen : 2012-02-06 13:44

We want our league to be counted amongst the best 5 in the world so PSL must just allow us to attract the greatest talent available. I think it's about time..

Amu-nition!!! : 2012-02-06 13:45

Hai hai Mr/Mev editor stop insulting our intelligence, has this picture been edited or not??? Unless of course you’re trying to prove a point about what the rest of the other 15 teams fans have been saying all along that majority of Sundom fans are fools. . .

Just look at these so called 2 “highest paid” players in the PSL, who are they trying to fool here??? I mean really now, with the blaring sound of the vuvuzelas at the stadium & the hip-hop playing on full blast on the headphones they are playing & they still manage to have a conversation and share a joke as if they are in a quiet place??? Talk of a legal way of looting. And some fools call this happy faces, lol!

The sleeping giant has awaken just deal with it!!!

KING?: 2012-02-06 13:46

Its not a secret that Sweswe, Katsande and Jambo also do extra security job at the Motuangs to make extra cash.

Nengomasha has been given new task to guard Bobby's new grand daughter - its a defensive role.

@ The Motaung phase 2 will be launched soon.

aaron konopi : 2012-02-06 13:50

guys issue of salaries is private matter,mr motsepe he knows how to treat his own players,is about time if somebody complain ask advice to mr motsepe

champ nespray is a movie star look-alike coach: 2012-02-06 13:50

@ downs practice session @ turf, hlompho kekana is seen crying n chisboy goes to him

chisboy: wats wrong kk?
kekana hlompho: itz pelembe, hooo,gooo, hi,hi (cying out loud)
chisboy: (huging him) wat did he do? eish, peri-peri...
kekana hlompho: he said am shapeless he hohohoh, eeee(finish sentence by crying)
chisbop: that meat-less ant...ur not shapeless kk
hlompho kekana: why u say so chizi? (tryin 2 kiss chisboy n chisboy push him away)
chisboy: round is a shape

football tik n marijuana is taught by neeskens in shorts at the biggest mental institution hoordkop

Arafat SportsTalk : 2012-02-06 13:50

Every1 knws dat the 2 teams in question r Orlando Pirates Fc nd Sundowns. Chfs is included in the 14 team category. FACT!

KING?: 2012-02-06 13:51

The new signee Amidu has been seen in Boksburg corn rietfontein and northrand road selling Mengo's wearing Chiefs clothers and Bobby came latter and picked the poor Zim boy.

Chiefs seem to be looking into new ways of making business and maximizing profits in the Mengo industry. Its interesting why they gave the Banana portfolio to Madam Jessika Lekhekhe, Does she love joe banana's.

Sweyts : 2012-02-06 13:53

Amukelani, awuzi phathe kahle....you just got a piece-job now, now, maar sowuyaphapha le-"macarena" leli!

I'm sure you're wearing yellow socks as we speak, or is it red? Anyway k'yafana maan your role model has to be Mbhazima!

champ nespray is a movie star look-alike coach: 2012-02-06 13:54

king: i thought kaizer, the club, family, relatives n xtended family were protected by the yeye mobinsurance

whats de role of nengomasha in de family...is he promoted to the vacant nanny job after de injury of khune

champ nespray is a movie star look-alike coach: 2012-02-06 13:58

king: abbas amidu is also selling amasonja. he is de reason shaba wanted to earn in de region of mccathy. he was not so generous in givn sphiwe skweleto sa masonja...de world cup goal tale ddnt help him either

champ nespray is a movie star look-alike coach: 2012-02-06 14:03

shaba n yeye are they also broke? i saw this two selling their dreadlocks at a salon after being short of buying galic achaar at abbas amidu's special(super)market

yeyes dreads were later bought by a magician who is able 2 turn himself into a fearsome gorilla

Sweyts : 2012-02-06 14:06

Godfada Nespray is an Alexandra rodent look-alike rat, Eish. One joke at a time my outie......phela you must give us a chance to laugh, wena uya-rapper mos. mh.

brazilitto : 2012-02-06 14:07

Oh happy days, happy face oh happy day, happy face oh happy days, when sundowns cum, when yellow claim what belong to him.

joe banana : 2012-02-06 14:08

i really feel sorry for some women out there! i mean, what kind of a man goes around boasting about another man's salary? some people are indeed foolish.

lebohang: 2012-02-06 14:26

the agent would have been better off shutting up and explaining this away as public speculation....by trying to explain what it might or moght not contain he is addign credence to the voices.

galaxyofstars: 2012-02-06 14:26

These two were laughing about this : these 500 sundowns fans think we care about their vuvuzelas increase the volume lapho.

champ nespray is a movie star look-alike coach: 2012-02-06 14:33

mrs sweyts goldfinga

itz not my problem dats shakoane gave u hot clap n u bite ur toung. rather concentrate on brushing ur teeth more dan twice a day cause ur cavities deseve a shot in the book of world records...

i saw shakoane earlier wth brazilito. are u sharing a man?

Pierre: 2012-02-06 14:42

Some people are lazy to think, If one of those teams was Pirates they could have approached Sundowns for Pelembe's service but they did not. In contrast Chiefs approached Sundowns with an intention to sign Pelembe and they also approached Tottenham to sign Bongani Khumalo but the player opted to be a ball boy at Tottenham. It takes money to buy a player who was just bought this season from a EPL team. I know the Pirates retards will say what I wrote does not make sense, because truth hurts.

Busani: 2012-02-06 14:47

He'd better not miss a ****** goal, els I'd look for has @ss up and down...

Pierre: 2012-02-06 14:52

Stan Matthews is very confused because he does not know the budget of all the PSL teams bar Supersport where he is coming from. His insunuation about players salaries in the PSL is very misleading and very irresponsible coming from the CEO of the league.

brazilitto : 2012-02-06 15:04

@naspanty is a blu ray movie look alike rat.

We all know u were under KHoza' s table playing with his disable marbles. he couldn't hold the excitement sabona sekwehla iy'nyembezi endodeni.

Nazi : 2012-02-06 15:04

Kwaaaaaaaak i pity the other 14 teams ur ur amazulu, aces, zebras, fss. So i gas wen it comes 2 salaries its bucs, doms nd the rest eish truth hurts!

sboniso: 2012-02-06 15:05

Yeah Piere, you don't make any sense. The only time we hear "Chiefs", is during bidding, the next 'so so..' from Zimbabwe will be unveiled next week, and 4 other Zimbabwe dudes will be on trialing tomorrow.

sboniso: 2012-02-06 15:10

Yeah Piere, you don't make any sense. The only time we hear "Chiefs", is during bidding, the next 'so so..' from Zimbabwe will be unveiled next week, and 4 other Zimbabwe dudes will be on trialing tomorrow.

letsogo odirile sydney : 2012-02-06 15:20

pelembe's salary is a private matter. What the media is doing is to kill the spirit of a player and is wrong

Champ "Superbrand": 2012-02-06 15:20

Pierre: 2012-02-06 14:42


Some people are lazy to think, If one of those teams was Pirates they could have approached Sundowns for Pelembe's service but they did not. In contrast Chiefs approached Sundowns with an intention to sign Pelembe and they also approached Tottenham to sign Bongani Khumalo but the player opted to be a ball boy at Tottenham. It takes money to buy a player who was just bought this season from a EPL team. I know the Pirates retards will say what I wrote does not make sense, because truth hurts.

@Pierre

nice try Zebra!! We just did not need Pelembe. Our eyes were on young Myeni!!! and guess what we got him. You see the pic above Pelembe just told Teko what Zebras offared him and Teko just could not hold himself but bust into laughter. Making offers and losing out does not mean you have money.

coffart: 2012-02-06 15:22

Kickoff Media (KOMedia) is really against downs. If other team (Pirates) sign any player they don't follow or write much about that players salary. I remember when downs used to sign many big names players you KOMedia were saying downs is wasting players careers, but now the other team is doing the same thing and all we see or hear is that other team is preparing to conquer Africa. How many games are they going to play while their mission of conquering Africa? I see that most of their players are not going to play any role but still KOMedia you don't much about them killing players career. I really hate you guys at KOMedia....or are you paid by the other team's boss to be biased in your publications? It is not fair ...so please guys leave downs camp alone. I bet if Elias signed for this other team you wouldn't have being in his case like you are now about hi salary.....SO BACK OFF pls.

Sandawanaaa if my life.

Pierre: 2012-02-06 15:24

@Sboniso I don't expect u and your fellow Pirate retards to reason well on this matter and therefore your stupid comments were expected.

brazilitto : 2012-02-06 15:29

WARNING!! Do not talk about money when chivs fans are around. U will be killed right on the spot. Kickoff of has cum up with the code word to be used.. Ijuphane. So if u want to say chivs don't have money, u can just say chivs don't have ijuphane.
@piere...hambodla sekuyi tea break

coffart: 2012-02-06 15:32

Kickoff Media (KOMedia) is really against downs. If other team (Pirates) sign any player they don't follow or write much about that players salary. I remember when downs used to sign many big names players you KOMedia were saying downs is wasting players careers, but now the other team is doing the same thing and all we see or hear is that other team is preparing to conquer Africa. How many games are they going to play while their mission of conquering Africa? I see that most of their players are not going to play any role but still KOMedia you don't much about them killing players career. I really hate you guys at KOMedia....or are you paid by the other team's boss to be biased in your publications? It is not fair ...so please guys leave downs camp alone. I bet if Elias signed for this other team you wouldn't have being in his case like you are now about hi salary.....SO BACK OFF pls.

Sandawanaaa if my life.

sboniso: 2012-02-06 15:33

PELEMBE: They offered to cover all my family members with their funeral plan.

TEKO: Lmao!!

Thabo: 2012-02-06 15:39

Thabo: 2012-02-06 15:40

Here's the real reason why Gift, Bennedict, Lebo, Innocent & Teko opted to leave PieRatz for Downs:

1. All the old madalas got paid 9k and played thrice every month whilst the boys did all the work whilst on the reserve side contracts. U wonder how much they earned? talk about MUXIMUM EXPLOITATION!!! SIES!!!

The boys @ Chiefs & Downs made way with rides fit for the envy of a Prince. And by the looks of it, Gift, Teko & Lebo had already made their minds to run the contracts out @ Amagundwane & come to the Home of Success "NATURENA".

SO they were labelled names, & were sold to Downs because the "Skew Toothed One" was afraid that the boys would spill the beans of how unfair Pieratz labour practise is to Kaizer Motaung...

There U have it folkes... I think now U'll be able to judge 4 Urselves who gives better packges btwn Downs, Amakhosi & Ratz...

We all know Pirates sail the seas to "hook & crook" the real treasure hunters.

4eva Royalty as Gold is the Prime Comodity Worldwide...

The Game: 2012-02-06 15:45

Good afternoon:bafwethu....with 10 days to go, this is one of the hatred stunts by our beloved kickoff-Klate was once the most paid player, just after he left Supersports, we have Rowen Fernandez, Bradley Carnell, Bennie McCarthy, which I don't know how much they were and are paid, respectively...Peter Ndlovu, Sbusiso Zuma, and Vilakazi's salaries were all publicised and funny when they were still overseas no one disclosed their monthly payments....Pelembe's agent was reluctant in talking about his client's financial issues as he knows that it may yield negative results, within Downs' camp: Kickoff since they are now in a mission of disclosing figures,,,let them come up with the most paid players' list (i.e top 20 highest paid players): Pirates' fans are two faced, when we brought so called ageing players, development was supposed to be a priority, now it's them acquiring the services of omadala and the term has been converted to experience and conquiring Africa....Conquiring Africa, does this sound familiar, Yes the same words Patrice said when signing abo Vilakazi no Rhee but then the whole nation went wild but now, it's no issue: it's so unfortunate that Downs has a very small fanbase, so all this publicity hurts the minority but the effect is so huge that we can't really enjoy our presence and contribution in the beautiful game here in our country....but what can we say, izinja zikhokhotha imoto ehambayo, emile ziyayichamela...

TP : 2012-02-06 15:46

I think when we reason Pelembe's salary we need to look at other factors.

1.Those who say he deserves it,then they should agree with the transfer fees that this local teams are asking from overseas teams.

They have to agree with Sundowns to ask R30 Million for Pelembe's move to overseas.Let us not make a one sided conclusion.

2.Personally I will never pay a player that amount of money in South Africa.I will rather invest in a good academy where I will groom youngsters & once they are at senior level,pay 4 players that kind of money.

If you have a good development system you generally don't worry about players leaving your team as the factory will keep producing.Man United is that example.

In conclusion,my opinion,I won't pay Pelembe that amount,he doesn't deserve it.

sboniso: 2012-02-06 16:07

@Pierre; Argue and reason all you like, your team SUCKS!! And to all Chiefs fans "whatever"

Van Basten: 2012-02-06 16:27

Everytime Sundowns sign or extend a players contract,the media is quick to tarnish the image of this team by publishing estimated figures that will get the uninformed swearing at the president(yes there is only one president,the rest are bosses,owners,chairman,ty****s etc). You will never hear about Benny McCarthy salary or even Torrealba when he signed for Chiefs. Media must just accept that apartheid is dead so is everyone who benefited under it,Chiefs included.

D0M3STO5 : 2012-02-06 16:36

Why would anyone think that a club that is signing Zim players be the second club that is capable of paying its players R480000?I will be happy to see over 200 players take home over R1m a month.

sboniso: 2012-02-06 16:49

@Van Basten: High salaries at Downs exhaust Patrice's pocket, and Pirates and Chiefs pay from the money they make as a team.

So sit you a** as relax. tl tl tl

brazilitto : 2012-02-06 17:43

@mothusi.. Kwaaaaaaaa that a killer lol

King Haile Selassie : 2012-02-06 18:05

@godfrey u must be a gay, aren't you??? Serious judging by ur comments u sound like setabane. Sies u r disgrace to huminity. I'm sure u embarassed ur fellow rats bloggers. But please dnt evr associate ma players or yellow fans wit ur immoral acts. Shame on u!!!

wazwa : 2012-02-06 18:35

Poor chifes

TP : 2012-02-06 19:08

Sukazi is a proven liar.He went on air @ Ikwekwezi proclaiming an imminent move from Sundowns,whereas contract extension was being finalized on the same day.

My understanding of image rights is when a player is compensated for using his image to bring an indirect revenue to a team.

This image rights will involve appearance of the player on behalf of the team on matters outside football but not limited to that only.

Looking at a distance no team in South Africa will pay for image rights as there is no activities other than football that happens.

Also,my understanding this image rights are normally compensated by a sponsor engaging this players for those activities.

For this Suzaki guy to claim Sundowns is also paying for image rights when even team jerseys are not being bought per players is absurd.

On the above basis I doubt if this image rights story is true & if Sundowns is paying players to honor social responsibilities then they are being taken for a ride.

Champ Always in the TOP 8 : 2012-02-06 20:06

@ Pierre why r u this stupid?

Musa : 2012-02-06 21:50

De man diserv ds money coz he hs don e lot 4 de brazilians.so people mst stop complanin

gundi : 2012-02-07 04:17

Huge salaries at Downs, no trophies and they ar failing 2 deliver 4 the team

khanyeza : 2012-02-07 05:12

m hapi sum of my dwns fans hs realise that media in s a is against myt downs m nt suprised dey live in a past whr dey was only chiefs n the rest nw its sundowns n 15 other teams o rest

Senganga: 2012-02-07 09:46

@The Game, spot on my autie.
@TP, your opinion is influnced by not having money. Believe me if you worth millions, you will live a millionaire lifestyle.

boms : 2012-02-07 10:01

Hehehehe IDiOt-Cooper tryin 2 destabilize d Downs camp, I ges leNja ewCooper dnt know d difference btw d pusy en ***** as he doesn't know 2 separate a salary en image rights.

zukzela : 2012-02-07 20:25

hu cares wht he's paid. Dt team daznt wn any trophy dts y dey pay hm dt much. Since he plyz 4fun de.