Yanga suffers transfer blow as target agrees new contract

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TRANSFERS Yanga suffers transfer blow as target agrees new contract

Festus Chuma 17:36 - 23.05.2023

The 24-year-old ended the just concluded PSL campaign with 12 goals and two assists.

South Africa Premier Soccer League (PSL) side Cape Town City FC have tied down striker Khanyisa Mayo to a two-year deal with an option to extend by a further year.

Mayo was approaching the final month of his contract and was being consistently linked with the Tanzania Premier League champions, Yanga.

The 24-year-old shared the 2022-2023 PSL Golden Boot award with Mameldoi Sundowns striker Peter Shaulile after finishing with 12 goals.

Now Mayo's agent Basia Michaels has confirmed that the highly-rated player has put pen to paper a new deal that ties him to the current team until 2025.

"They have exercised his option. I don't think that's news to anyone; with his performances, I would believe that City are keen to keep him past the option. Mr Comitis isn't successful by mistake," he said, as per SABC.

"We would definitely need to look at the market and what it has to offer in this window and should something not happen I would expect nothing less from him than to want to extend Khanyisa's stay, especially considering he is happy at City. 

"He is playing great football, scoring regularly and he is now the league's top goal scorer. I do expect to see him back with Bafana." 

On Saturday, Yanga president Engineer Hersi Ally Said admitted his side's interest in signing the South African international.

However, his agent has made it clear that Mayo will concentrate on his current club, but it remains to be seen if he will leave the club if the right offer comes along. 

"He has a lot of transfer speculation but it's also very important to keep him mindful of where he currently is and congratulate him for what he is currently doing, it's no small task at all," the agent concluded.