If the whispers coming from SuperSport United are anything to go by, players and staff are going to spend the off-season paging through the sports section of the newspaper due to recent uncertainty at the club.
Strong rumours of the club being on sale have been going on for more than three years, with the news gaining traction in recent months with talk Bloemfontein Celtic could use Matsatsantsa as a vehicle to re-enter the PSL scene.
So far, though, it's all been talk and no walk.
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The lack of financial support at the Tshwane-based outfit is believed to be one of the reasons they survived relegation by the skin of their teeth in 2024/25.
"With all the talk about the club being sold, I'm not even sure there will be a SuperSport United next season," a source revealed.
"No one knows the truth. After the Golden Arrows match, the CEO (Stan Matthews) just congratulated us, but nothing else was said.
"No one heard anything.
"The players have already gone home for the off-season. They haven't said anything to the players about the contracts, so nobody is sure what's going on.
"Mind you, some of the players' contracts are coming to an end. Nobody knows what's going on yet.
"Remember, there's a rumour that MultiChoice and DStv are being sold, and the company that's gonna buy them does not allow them to have a professional club. They can sponsor them, but they can't own it as a team.
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"But nobody is sure because it hasn't happened either," added the source, while also adding about the emotional toll brought on by this uncertainty.
"The situation is stressful. The players' livelihoods are at stake. Most of the players are stressed.
"We wish someone could explain to the players and the staff what's going on because, at this stage, they haven't been told which date they will be reporting for pre-season."
SuperSport remain in the elite company of the likes of Kaizer Chiefs, Orlando Pirates, and Mamelodi Sundowns as the clubs to have been around in the topflight for every season since the PSL was launched in 1996.
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