The South Africa international has returned to club duties at Hannover 96 following a historic global showpiece in North America with the national team. The promising young defender is eager to translate the lessons learned from the tournament into a successful domestic season in Germany.
The second South Africa's tournament exit was confirmed media in Europe and the Middle East went into overdrive linking clubs to the Mzansi players who had graced the global stage. The Bucs find themselves in the firing line but but Mamelodi Sundowns' Teboho Mokoena, Chicago Fire's Mbekezeli Mbokazi and Hannover 96's Ime Okon have all been heavily linked with moves this week.
Bayern Munich have exercised their right to bring Noel Aseko back to Bavaria after a successful spell with Hannover. While the Lower Saxony club had moved to trigger their €1 million purchase option, the club held a superior agreement to reclaim the talented player for €2.5m, according to reports.