Khama Billiat’s transfer from Mamelodi Sundowns to Kaizer Chiefs has been the subject of much fanfare, with Bobby Motaung insisting that the club did everything properly to secure the Zimbabwean’s services.

Chiefs  signalled their intent to reclaim their glory days, after reportedly toppling  Sundowns’ offer of a R2-million signing-on fee in addition to a whopping reported salary of over R220,000 a month to clinch the in-demand star, who was snapped up on a free transfer.

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After outmuscling Sundowns financially, there have been questions around the legitimacy of the Billiat deal; however; the club’s football manager ensured that everything was done ethically.

‘When people are talking about teams buying nine and 10 players, Sundowns announcing Jali and everything, we had our plan and we stuck to it, and we will always do that,’ he told kickoff.

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‘It’s like the coach issue, we are not rushing. Black Leopards announced their technical director, it is their plan.

‘We can’t just sign a technical director because of Leopards, it is their plan,’ he added.

How Bobby got Billiat to @KaizerChiefs: He personally visited the attacker’s family in Zimbabwe in June, & spoke with player’s wife, cousins & parents about his importance. They were impressed with love shown. PLUS, broke the BANK. Deal said to be worth R10 million-a year.

— David Minchella (@David_Minchella) July 8, 2018

‘People love him, he is a star,’ Motaung said.

‘I didn’t steal him from anybody. Let’s clear up this factor also.

‘We respect club protocols. Billiat was going overseas, he was a free agent, a free player fortunately. He is a talented player and a star. He had to make his choice and a decision.

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‘We are not doing this to spy or compete with other clubs. He is a quality player, no one was going to say no and I don’t think we did this to spy on anybody.

‘We respect Sundowns and their protocols but the boy was going anywhere. He might have went to Golden Arrows, Chippa United or the Arab countries. Fortunately we had the upper hand to sign him.

‘He is enjoying himself and he is happy. We don’t buy players to spy on other clubs, it can hurt you. He is coming to enjoy his game in a good environment and a good family. I think he fits in at the club,’ he concluded.

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