Mamelodi Sundowns legend Joel "Fire" Masilela believes it is the right time to part ways with want-away star attacker Gastin Sirino.
The Uruguayan joined Sundowns in 2018 and has since made 178 appearances in a decorated spell at the club.
Sundowns salvaged a dramatic 1-1 draw against rivals Kaizer Chiefs with a stoppage-time equaliser in a first-leg semi-final MTN8 clash at FNB Stadium on Saturday.
Sirino is also being linked with a move to reunite with former coach Pitso Mosimane at UAE side Al Wahda.
"Ribeiro is quality, no doubt about it," Masilela tells KickOff.
"He is not a top man striker but a midfield-cum striker. He is not like Peter Shalulile, he always comes from deeper.
"What helps Ribeiro is that he is very skilful and intelligent. That is why he is so tricky.
"What makes Ribeiro so good is that he is always in the box, especially in transition.
"What makes all these South Americans adapt easily at Sundowns is the fact that we play a similar style of play.
"Sirino's departure has been long coming, it's not the first time he is pushing for a move.
"It also happened while Pitso was still at Al Ahly, what has been preventing the move from happening is money.
"We are not going to let our players go for cheap. Sundowns spend a lot of money to bring these players here, so they cannot let them go just like that. We are in business.
"At the moment the way Sundowns is performing you can't even tell Sirino is not playing, he is not missed. There is no space for him.
"So even if Sirino can leave we won't notice his absence. We still have the likes of Nku, we still have Maseko, players that are more mobile than Sirino.
"It is about time we allow Sirino to leave the club."
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