Revealed: How FC Barcelona made contact for Bafana Bafana and Orlando Pirates star Relebohile Mofokeng! 'I would sign him' - ex-Real Madrid manager

Bafana Bafana international Relebohile Mofokeng has never looked back since making his debut for Orlando Pirates in the late 2022/23 season.

In his full 2023/24 campaign, the youngster played 38 matches across all competitions, scored five, and provided six goals.

In the ongoing campaign, he has four goals and eight assists in the 17 outings in all tournaments.

Last season, Mofokeng tried out with English Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers but the deal didn't materialize.

Rangers are the other team regularly linked with the versatile attacker.

However, the most recent team that has come into the picture is Barcelona. The Spanish heavyweights have seen Mofokeng's potential explaining why they have made contact.

Former AmaZulu coach Pablo Franco Martin, who served as Real Madrid's assistant manager under Zinedine Zidane, has revealed how he was approached by a Barcelona representative.

“He [the Barcelona B coach] contacted me to ask about him [Mofokeng]," the Spaniard stated.

"According to him, someone offered Mofokeng to the club, and the scouting department sent his (videos) and (those of) some other African wingers to the coach to watch them.

“He asked me about him because they watched some highlights, and they liked him, but they didn’t have enough time to scout him properly, and as I knew him, he asked me directly," he added.

"That it was when I told him that he is very good and that I would sign him for Barcelona B without any doubt."

Mofokeng and Mzansi at large hope the Barcelona deal can go through which will further improve his standards.

Nevertheless, he has to continue putting in the hard work for both his current club and the national team to take his career to even greater heights.