Kaizer Motaung addresses expectant Kaizer Chiefs fans on 'sensitive topic' of PSL January transfer plans - 'We’ve been working tirelessly to make sure that we make the right decisions'

Kaizer Chiefs' prospects of winning the Premier Soccer League title as well as lifting the Nedbank Cup look very slim given their inconsistent results, defensive frailties and lack of goals. 

That has left the club in dire need of signing new players during the current January transfer window to bolster Nasreddine Nabi's squad in key areas.

Chiefs sporting director Kaizer Motaung Jnr says the issue of signing new players is a "sensitive topic" as he assures they are working on securing quality players.

“I think it’s always a sensitive topic, because we would love as a team to be able to be transparent and speak to the people,” said Kaizer Jnr as per iDiski Times.  

“I mean, our people and fans are the most important people and stakeholder, and we respect them tremendously highly. 

“And I really want to just take away this connotation that ‘the club is not doing anything. The club does not respect the supporters’. They are everything to us! We do everything for them, and it would be foolish for us not to be doing anything in this window. 

“We’ve got to respect the players that we do have, given the confidence for them to be able to do the job in the field, but we are very much aware of the areas that we need to strengthen," added the former Amakhosi star.

“We’ve been working tirelessly every day with the technical staff, with the management, with the committee, to make sure that we make the right decisions. And we obviously have been engaged with many clubs, with many players, but it’s very disrespectful to come out and speak about other clubs players. 

“I know people want to know information. I know they want to know progress. We would love to share that. For us not saying anything is us not respecting anybody. It’s us not being negative or us sitting in the office doing nothing. I really want to dispel that," the retired footballer continued.

“Because, if I sit outside here and speak about every single player from a different team, we are doing a big disservice to the management of the team and to the player. We have to respect our colleagues. 

“We do want the fans to know and our stakeholders, our sponsors, we are doing everything we can to make sure that in certain areas we can strengthen," he said.  

“But we also understand that we also have a June window, so we’re preparing on two folds because there’s a short term, but we also have to plan for the next season, so we’re taking the steps that we can, and we’re working very tightly behind the scenes.”

The Soweto giants have in recent seasons carved themselves a grim reputation for signing players who struggle to make an impact at the club.

That gives coach Nasreddine Nabi pressure to make sure he signs players who effectively contribute in the last half of this season.

While Nabi has placed emphasis on signing forwards, there has also been need to fortify Chiefs' defence which has conceded in 14 of their 15 games across all competitions this season, despite the club heavily investing in that area last transfer window.

Amakhosi have been strongly linked with Swiss forward Ruben del Campo as well Polokwane City's Oswin Appollis. 

The upcoming days will determine if the Soweto giants will actually land those two players and any others in the pipeline.