Argentine midfielder Matias Esquivel has been encouraged to make the most of his time at Mamelodi Sundowns where he will make money while getting minutes.
Esquivel has completed his move to Sundowns from Argentine top league outfit Club Atletico Lanus in a transfer reported to be in the region of USD 2,5 million (approx. R47,3 million).
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The 24-year-old has signed a bumper deal that improve on what he was earning back home and finds fellow South Americans at Sundowns in Gaston Sirino, Marcelo Allende, Lucas Ribeiro Costa and Junior Mendieta.
"It is amazing that Sundowns is now able to attract players from the top league in Argentina, who are world champions and top ranked country," says Nick Gindre.
Gindre is a retired Argentine goalkeeper who played in the PSL for AmaZulu and Mpumalanga Black Aces after arriving from England where he featured in the lower division for several clubs amongst them Wimbledon.
"I suppose Sundowns was an attractive option for him so that is why he took it regardless of that Sundowns plays in South Africa and in Africa and not Europe or the Gulf Region.
"What is important is that players want to play so I will imagine he is going to get a lot of minutes at Sundowns.
"Ideally, this is always the first influencing factor and I suppose he was promised that he will get that here.
"The top league in Argentina is never an easy league to play in regardless of the team that you play for so he should be familiar with the challenge plus they play a lot of matches back home.
"I have always felt people don't respect South African football enough for what it is, and the proof is in the quality of the players that the league is attracting from South America.
"The PSL keeps getting better and coming to South Africa is an incredible opportunity because this is a country that anyone would enjoy.
"The only missing part about the PSL is fans because we don't get enough numbers for games.
"While I might not know what the guy is earning, we can never ignore the issue of money.
"I'm sure there was money involved and that is no secret.
"Money matters in moving to Sundowns because you want to secure your future.
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"Based on how well Sundowns rewards players I'm sure he is going to be getting a hell of a good incentive while there which is good for him and his family.
"My family back home has told me that the economy in Argentina hasn't been the best in the last four years, so the money factor counts because the peso is weaker than the rand," says Gindre.