Kaizer Chiefs' financial package offered to Thabo Cele makes all sense for the 26-year-old to return home after spending the last two years in Poland.
Cele has played all senior his football in Europe having moved in 2016 after coming through the ranks of the KZN Academy.
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Last season, Cele had 20 appearances to his name improving on the 13 that he managed the previous campaign after arriving at Polish club Radomiak Radom following a stint with CD Cova Piedade of Portugal.
In Portugal, Cele has also been with Real SC and Benfica B.
Following an impressive showing at the COSAFA Cup in July and having fallen out at Radomiak since the arrival of Romanian coach Constantin Galca it has made sense that Cele leaves Polish Ekstraklasa (top league) club.
However, the issue at hand has been that the combative midfielder has another year on his contract at Radomiak meaning his release will come at a cost.
Cele is yet to feature for Radomiak this season where the club has won once and lost twice.
Christos Donis and Roberto Alves have been the preferred choices by Galca who took over in April and has only given Cele 12 minutes of game time spread over two appearances.
This has meant that since returning to Poland, Cele has only been involved with the reserve team as he is transfer-listed.
The first team squad announced in July didn't feature his name.
Meanwhile, Chiefs tabled a three-year deal that guaranteed Cele an improved contract from what he was on in Europe.
Chiefs' offer is the best deal that Cele will have in his career.
Amakhosi are keen to pay about R2.5 million per year but the sticky point is how to get Cele out of Radomiak who are keen to cash in.
There has been mention of clubs in the MLS and Turkey.
Radiomiak are said to be angling for a transfer fee for the deal to go through and retired Nigerian forward Adebayo Abayomi – who played for Polonia Warszawa in Poland – believes it makes sense for Cele to return.
"Chiefs, (Orlando) Pirates, Mamelodi (Sundowns), and even Sekhukhune United all pay better than this team in Poland.
"I have been in Poland, and I know that Chiefs will pay him better than what gets he gets in Poland.
"What is worse about Poland is that it is very cold, and they are racist.
"I experienced first-hand racism from my teammates, and they only become friendly when they realise you are good, and they don't have a choice.
"You will always be made to feel that you are a black-skinned human being, and the language barrier makes it even tougher.
"If that club is not playing in any European competition, it is better to come and play for Chiefs and be happy," says Adebayo, who played for several teams in the PSL including Tembisa Classic, Maritzburg United, and Bay United.
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