Free-agent Lebo Mothiba ignores Kaizer Chiefs, picks PSL team he wishes to play for - 'You know my team there in South Africa'

Bafana Bafana forward Lebo Mothiba is unattached amid rumours that Kaizer Chiefs are after his signature.

The player himself has clarified the source of Chiefs talk after he visited Amakhosi's iconic Naturena Village.

Mothiba has come out to express the team he wishes to play for locally.

“Before I retire, I want to come and play back home,” he told FARPost.

“In the future, I’d love to come and play for two or three years in South Africa. I’ve spoken to my agent, and everyone agrees. That’s what I’ll do.

“You know my team there in South Africa, where my development took place, that’s Sundowns. I watch almost every game they play because most of my close friends are at Sundowns," he added.

“My other friend left [Orlando] Pirates, and he’s now there at Sundowns. I’m so close to most of them – Grant Kekana, Teboho [Mokoena] and the legend himself – the great Shikabala. Themba Zwane. That one knows football.”

Mothiba has never played Premier Soccer League football and has spent his professional career plying his trade in French Ligue 1.

But Chiefs, Sundowns and Orlando Pirates cannot be ruled out to flash some money on Mothiba to consider playing PSL football.

The attacker has, however, expressed interest in staying in Europe.

It remains to be seen if Mothiba will choose to stay in Europe or opt to play in Africa for the first time in his professional career.

He is a free agent and can join any club outside the transfer window.