Bafana Bafana star Percy Tau joins former Kaizer Chiefs midfielder at Champions League club after leaving Qatar SC

Bafana Bafana star Percy Tau has found a new home, joining former Kaizer Chiefs star Njabulo Blom at Vietnamese V.League 1 champions Xanh Nam Dinh FC.

Tau, 32, joins the club as a free agent since leaving Qatar SC, and Nam Dinh are confident that they will benefit from Tau's experience.

"Nam Dinh Steel Club would like to respectfully introduce the team's new player – Percy Muzi Tau, a star from the South African national team," the club said in their statement.

"Thep Xanh Nam Dinh pursues a fiery attacking style of play. And the presence of Percy Tau promises to bring more explosive scoring moments to the team."

The former Mamelodi Sundowns and Al Ahly forward has been a free agent for some time now since he left Qatar SC the previous season.

He had been linked with several clubs, including Kaizer Chiefs, but his move to Southeast Asia means a return to the Premier Soccer League is not possible for now, though.

Tau's reported demand for a R450,000 salary is understood to have made his return to PSL impossible.

He now joins Blom at the Asia Champions League club that is currently the defending champions of the V.League 1. Tau is expected to feature in the Champions League next season with his new club.

With the African Cup of Nations finals coming up later in the year, Tau would hope that he will get enough minutes, get back to his top level and earn Hugo Broos' trust in order to be involved for Bafana again.

Bafana also have their eyes on the remaining World Cup qualifiers, and Tau would undoubtedly like to be summoned for those games. But given the stiff competition in the team for positions, he needs to be impressive to get his slot back.