Are Mamelodi Sundowns' Lucas Ribeiro Costa and Orlando Pirates starlet Relebohile Mofokeng headed to Bundesliga? German coach opens up on scouting mission

Bundesliga coach Jess Thorup has admitted he has set his sights on Premier Soccer League players after the German side spent their pre-season in South Africa.

This also comes as the 2024-25 season has had Orlando Pirates starlet Relebohile Mofokeng and Mamelodi Sundowns Lucas Ribeiro Costa in top form.

“We enjoyed our trip there, it gave us an opportunity to learn a little bit about the culture, the society,” said Thorup as per iDiski Times.

“It was a very warm welcome we got there, the facilities were great. We had two very good weeks there of preparation.

“We had the opportunity to play against two teams, and had a nice experience also to see what can we learn from African teams, can they add to our way of playing.

 “And it’s, of course, also a league [the PSL] that we have an eye on to see if there is some talent that we can use in the future," he added.

“I think there were a couple of players that were very exciting and our scouting team is following the league very closely to see if there is something that we can use, but I cannot comment more on that.”

Mofokeng has already been linked with a move to Europe, starting with trials at Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers last season.

He is now being mentioned as a target of La Liga giants FC Barcelona and Kermit Erasums has predicted a solid partnership between Mofokeng and Lamine Yamal

On the other hand, Ribeiro is being linked with a move back to Europe, where he has already spent time in France and Belgium.

The next PSL transfer window is approaching and foreign clubs are already identifying players that interest them.

It is to be seen if there will be PSL players who will transfer to Europe.