The order of events at Kaizer Chiefs have left Christian Saile Basomboli's situation at the club hanging in uncertainty with a loan departure certain to happen in January.
Basomboli has been fading away from first team appearances since making his only start this term in the first game of the season against Marumo Gallants.
READ: 'This DDC is what is killing South African football'
Nasreddine Nabi handed the Congolese an hour out the wing before withdrawing him and since then has only used him from the bench thrice in the other nine matches.
This provides a clear signal that the 25-year-old isn't what is needed by Nabi.
Basomboli survived the axe during the last transfer window and having played only 100 minutes spread over four appearances now has a bleak future at the club.
Seven goals from the two years that he has been at Chiefs doesn't meet the expectations of what he was brought to do when he was signed from Zambian club Nchanga Rangers.
With his fellow countryman and retired footballer Liswa Nduti having already suggested that a loan move would be the solution, this website has since been informed that work is underway towards making that happen.
The Soweto giants will need to free up a foreign spot to bring in any of the non-South African targets on their list for the number nine position.
Besides Basomboli, they have Inacio Miguel, Fiacre Ntwari, Edson Castillo, and Thatayaone Ditlhokwe registered as the five foreign players at the club as of the beginning of the season.
READ: Worse or better? Chiefs' quarter season report card!
Edmilson Dove – who has previously played as a foreigner – is also still on the club's books.
Priority is a number nine and of the options on the market, Chiefs must go beyond the borders with several names being bandied around from the continent.
Nabi turned down another striker who has been playing in Portugal at the beginning of the season.