Richards Bay coach Ronnie Gabriel says as far as they know Yanela Mbuthuma will remain at the club despite interest from Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates.
The 23-year-old South Africa junior international is ranked amongst the finest prospects in the Premier Soccer League and played an integral role in the club not only retaining their status, but all but mathematically secure a top eight finish.
He scored in their final game of the season as they ousted relegation-threatened SuperSport United 2-0 at the Peter Mokaba Stadium this weekend.
“Mbuthuma has been fantastic this season, he’s shown a lot of promise, in the upcoming season we believe he will be much, much better,” Gabriel said about the tireless forward.
“As far as we know he will be a Richards Bay player [next season]. The player is doing well with us, doing fantastic, performing well on a weekly basis, we’re happy with his performance, he been standout performer this season.”
Mbuthuma scored 10 goals goals with eight assists for the Natal Rich Boyz in 82 games since being promoted from the club’s DStv Diski Challenge squad.
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