Golden Arrows coach Clinton Larsen has confirmed that the club are in talks with Orlando Pirates over the availability of Gladwin Shitolo.

Abafana Bes’thende are keen to secure the services of the midfielder after spending the season on-loan at Arrows from Pirates.

The 45-year-old coach insisted that he is looking to reinforce his squad after sending nine on-loan players back to there clubs.

‘We are busy behind the scenes and trying to get everyone before we come back,’ Larsen told the Sowetan.

‘We had nine loan players last season so we have to do a lot of replacing. We are busy talking to a number of players at the moment.

The former Bloemfontein Celtic coach has reportedly stated that Arrows are in talks with Pirates to keep Shitolo on a permanent basis.

‘He settled in very nicely with us last season,’ he added.

During his loan spell at Abafana Bes’thende, Shitolo has netted five goals from 32 appearances in all competitions.