Royal AM president Shauwn Mkhize is yet to decide on the futures of Happy Jele and Mthokozisi Dube, as their contracts expire at the end of June.
The two former Orlando Pirates defenders joined Royal AM in the January transfer window on a deal until the end of the season.
But those short-term deals for expire at the end of next month and will hear their futures from club boss Mkhize.
“Happy Jele and Dube signed short-term deals with the club when they joined and those deals expire in June,” a source told iDiski Times.
Jele, when he joined Royal AM, had not played football for the entire first round of the season after leaving Pirates at the end of last term.
It was the same situation with Dube, who was also shown the door by Pirates at the end of last season after returning from the loan deal with Golden Arrows.
Jele was supposed to have joined Royal AM ahead of 2022/23, but talks dragged on for some time before the deal was sewn up in the January transfer window.
But MaMkhize’s interest and intentions in the former Pirates captain were evident, and she even informed her team that no one should wear jersey number 4 because it was reserved for Jele, who wore this number throughout his life at Pirates.
The 36-year-old, who won everything locally, including two league titles, featured in four matches, three in the league where Royal AM did not lose, including the 1-1 draw against Pirates earlier this month.
His only loss came when Royal AM were defeated by Kaizer Chiefs in the Nedbank Cup quarter-finals, in a game when Jele picked up an early injury, resulting in him being taken off after 20 minutes.
On the other hand, Dube featured in eight matches in all competitions, scoring one goal against Stellenbosch FC last month. That was the last time Royal AM won a match before a disappointing finish to the season in 11th place with 35 points.
Royal AM has already parted ways with Ricardo Nascimento, Lantshane Phalane and Tsepo Rikhotso, with the latter set to join Sekhukhune United in the new season, as reported by iDiski Times.
