Kaizer Chiefs warned against signing ex-Orlando Pirates defender - 'If Bucs are releasing him, then how come he's good for Amakhosi?'

Former Orlando Pirates left-back Innocent Chikoya has questioned the value Paseka Mako will add to Kaizer Chiefs should he sign for the club.

The left-back is a free agent after his contract was not extended by Pirates, and that means he is in a position to negotiate and sign for a club of his choice.

"Looking at the contribution rate that Paseka has done in the past and looking at the direction Pirates is going, his contribution is very low," Chikoya told KickOff.

"If your contribution is 50% low, age is not on your side, and the chances of you being offloaded are high," he added.

"Jimmy Tau left Pirates for Chiefs when he was at his best. Arthur Zwane did the same when he was at his best. Hence, they did well. But besides those two, who else left Pirates, especially with age not on their side, and did well at Chiefs?"

"If I sign a 31-year-old, he should be a player that is getting game time, as I'm looking for experience. If, at his age, Paseka has been consistently playing week in and week out, he could have been a great signing for Chiefs," Chikoya continued.

"But if you have not been playing and you go to a bigger team that is trying to overtake Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates...it's a tough one for Paseka. Remember, Chiefs and Pirates right now, all they want is to dethrone Sundowns."

Chikoya believes that the Soweto giants should sign promising players with longer times to play because their main focus is to compete with Mamelodi Sundowns.

"But you can't dethrone Sundowns if you are signing 31-year-olds while Sundowns are busy bringing in the likes of 24-year-old Jayden Adams. The players Sundowns are bringing in still have like seven years of professional football ahead of them," Chikoya stated.

"You look at Pirates; the players they are signing are players that are competing to be on the national team," he said.

"I don't know if Paseka is a good signing for a club like Chiefs; right now, Paseka should be going to a team that he will play for until he retires. If Pirates is releasing him, then how come he's good for Chiefs? Right now, a lot is expected from Chiefs. They are under a lot of pressure to overtake Sundowns and Pirates."

Mako is one of the players who have been released by the Sea Robbers. This is understood to be a move to create room for players that will be brought in in order to strengthen the playing unit.

Apart from Mako, Miguel Timm, Thabiso Monyane, and former captain Innocent Maela also left the club.

Mako, who spent seven seasons with the Buccaneers, has been linked with Chiefs. Just a day after his Pirates exit was confirmed, reports emerged that he is in advanced talks with the Soweto giants.

But now it is up to the Glamour Boys' hierarchy to decide whether they will eventually take him or not.