Kegan Johannes has opened up about why he made the decision to leave SuperSport United for Tshwane rivals Mamelodi Sundowns.

The 23-year-old joins the club on a permanent basis after putting pen to paper on a long-term contract.

Johannes has established himself as one of the best defenders in the league, having scored five goals and registered one assist in 72 appearances across all competitions, playing for Ajax Cape Town, Cape Town Spurs and SuperSport.

The right back revealed that he spoke to a few of his new teammates on the environment at Sundowns before making the decision to join the Brazilians.

“I won’t even say it was a former teammate, it was a fellow friend, one I spoke to the most, was probably Rushine De Reuck. I haven’t really spoken to one of my former teammates. Also, I have spoken to Jody February as well. One of the guys I think that I have played with as well,” Johannes told Kekana on the Pitch-Side podcast on YouTube.

“I asked how the environment is and they told me the environment is about winning here. That’s the culture of the club, it’s all about winning and that aligns with my model as well because I love winning and I’m not going to be okay with losing.

“I want to write more history than the club has already written, to win as many titles as possible and to set the standard where we are the benchmark for other teams and if they speak about football heritage, they should mention Mamelodi Sundowns.”

The Sundowns right-back added that the club’s winning mentality is another factor that lured him to the club.

“When I think about trophies, obviously CAF [Champions League] is the biggest one and it’s achievable. The domestic cups because every professional player wants to win silverware and give happiness to the fans,” he said.

“At the end of the day, we’re public entertainers and we’re here for them. As much as we love this sport, we entertain them because that’s what they pay to see. It’s so big for me as a player that I’d want to win everything there is.

“Mediocrity is not going to cut it so we have to continue to work hard because that’s where it starts with a lot of hard work and that’s what I’m here to do, to work hard and create more history for this club.”