Sundowns would be 'career suicide' for Rantie

Mamelodi Sundowns would be 'career suicide' for Tokelo Rantie

Posted: 23 July 2012 Time: 03:53 pm

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Orlando Pirates are dragging their feet in their deal with IFK Hassleholm for Tokelo Rantie, and Mamelodi Sundowns have offered more money, but the player still wants to join Pirates.

Rantie had a great season with Pirates, winning the League, Telkom Knockout and MTN8, and the Buccaneers are engaged in talks with his Swedish club for a permanent deal.

Sundowns recently signed Eleazar Rodgers from Santos for a reported R7-million.

A source close to Rantie tells KickOff.com that Hassleholm do not want to sell the player to Sundowns.

"Sundowns have nine strikers so it will be career suicide if Rantie joins them while his career is on the rise," our source says.

"The club in Sweden knows that, and the player knows this too, and that is why talks have only been between Pirates and Hassleholm.

"But the problem with Pirates is that they have made an offer of R1.5-million and that is peanuts to a European club.

"So if Pirates don't meet the right price, then Rantie will move back to Sweden and join another club – but definitely not Sundowns."

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Filaz Roger Feutmba...Sandawana
posted: 03:58 pm
Dont join our team Tokelo...awuzolenza ixesha shame...stay in that smaal team yase Orlando
SOMALI_*_PIRATE
posted: 04:00 pm
I trust The Duke to do the right thing - Rantie is worth more than R2 million. Just pay up Khoza, no more games, the vultures are flying over and looking to snatch him. Besides Ranties can be sold at more than 5 X the price soon, So live up to your name - what Khoza wants Khoza gets...
Tibos [Khosi-FOUR-Life]
posted: 04:00 pm
kwaaa pirates are they mad or stupid
Ikama
posted: 04:01 pm
Mara yazi this Rantie guy is quality honestly...
Champ-Marapo
posted: 04:02 pm
People can say whatever they want but Rantie is a Pirate. I was with the Iron Duke at Orlando Stadium and he rest assured us that the boy will be towing and masturbating the Zebras on the Carling cup.

He will be joined by Chinyama and Issacs at the club on thursday.
206502157
posted: 04:03 pm
Once a pirates always a pirates
MakhubuKush
posted: 04:03 pm
There's no way Pirates can offer 1,5 Million for Rantie... Pure lies, even Sangweni who's never played outside SA didn't cost that little I'm sure there shouldn't be a comma in those digits
Ntokzin
posted: 04:04 pm
But KO can report nonsense serious..did you spoke to the Swedish team to understand their asking price....This story was done on Sowetan and no amount of researched was done to it..Did your source know that Rantie is a Pirates player as we speak? Do you think Pirates will stall at signing a player costs R2 M if that was really an asking price? How so? they paid R3,5 M for Ayanda Gcaba so why not R2 M for Rantie...i mean these are Back To Back Trebles furthermore a 1 billion in sponsorship from Vodacom yet you make us think they couldnt pay R2 M....Hayi suka some will be convinced with this story but mina sorry......
Champ-Marapo
posted: 04:05 pm
People should understand that Khoza is not like the big mouth Bobby who goes around making noise on the media and up having only MulomowaZebra from the ten players he wished for.
Nor Khoza is the same as loose pantie Jesebel who after every bedroom consultation she goes around unveiling poppies as players.

MakhubuKush
posted: 04:05 pm
There's no way Pirates can offer 1,5 Million for Rantie... Pure lies, even Sangweni who's never played outside SA didn't cost that little I'm sure there shouldn't be a comma in those digits
GinoFeelo Balotelli
posted: 04:06 pm
Why dont they take a month's salary (which they say its R500 000) kaBennie bagcwalise ngayo? (i dont think he will mind)...

Or better yet baboleke kuKaizer leya R500 000 yakwiGauteng Cup bazombona end of the month
Anonymous
posted: 04:07 pm
Stupid editor, the fee should be $1,5m not Rands maan. Zimbabweans cost R1.5m for three.
Windows 8
posted: 04:09 pm
sundowns,lol , they already have 8 strikers........something is not right there.
MPIZOZO
posted: 04:09 pm
Honestly Rantie must stay at pilerete or go to europe not sudununu,they got full squad of strikers there...
dinga
posted: 04:09 pm
whatever that might happen please do not go to sundowns!
MakhubuKush
posted: 04:10 pm
There's no way Pirates can offer 1,5 Million for Rantie... Pure lies, even Sangweni who's never played outside SA didn't cost that little I'm sure there shouldn't be a comma in those digits
Anonymous
posted: 04:10 pm
Yoh yoh yoh, imagine Rantie, Takesure and Isaacs. Woza Thursday.
MakhubuKush
posted: 04:10 pm
There's no way Pirates can offer 1,5 Million for Rantie... Pure lies, even Sangweni who's never played outside SA didn't cost that little I'm sure there shouldn't be a comma in those digits
De Bruin!!!
posted: 04:11 pm
MXM mara Ms Editor why do you like sabotaging this poor Zebras and Flops by giving them false info?
They will hang emselves when they find out that he signed way before we resumed training.

There are still those that dont believe what I'm saying ofcause. Bucs to the core
Guilty
posted: 04:12 pm
Bobby unlike our neighbours (rats), we still have a couple millions left, myb u should re-open ur fat check book again. Rise khosi rise
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