Mamelodi Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane has explained why Sundowns were so stubborn as they looked to force a move that Percy Tau deserved.

It was confirmed on Friday that Tau has joined English Premier League side Brighton and Hove Albion on a four-year deal, after a transfer saga which dominated the backpages for over a month.

As a result of the delay to complete the move Tau voiced his displeasure on social media and he then refused to report for the Brazilians’ preseason camp in Rustenburg.

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Despite this though, Mosimane believes that the important thing is that the player is now happy.

‘He deserves to be there‚ he earned it and we said he must be in one of the top five league teams in Europe.

‘We never budged with Russian teams and all those things but he didn’t understand sometimes. He is smiling now and what is important is what happens at the end and now how he starts.

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‘He can be happy with everybody now that he is going to the Premier League and that’s what we want. We need to see somebody playing in that league because we don’t have anybody at the moment and hopefully, he represents us well and others can follow.’

Mosimane also highlighted the importance of the move for Bafana Bafana.

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‘We wish him all the best and all the success in the world. He is not only representing Sundowns but the rest of South Africa and he must come back here and play for Bafana Bafana‚’ added the coach.

‘My contribution to him was to make sure that he becomes the player of the year and he gets to Brighton – what happens now is up to him and the people who represent him,’ concluded the coach.