Mamelodi Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane has responded to reports linking Kaizer Chiefs forward Khama Billiat with a return to Chloorkop.

The Zimbabwe international has recently been linked with a move away from Naturena as recent reports suggest he could return to Masandawana.

The 28-year-old joined Amakhosi from Sundowns as a free agent at the end of the 2017-18 season, and has already bagged nine goals and assisted a further 10 from 35 appearances in all competitions for the Soweto giants.

However, Mosimane has since dismissed rumours linking Billiat to Sundowns but admits that the player has a price.

‘I should be very careful on this issue because I need to respect Kaizer Chiefs; they are a big institution and if they complain to the league they will fine me for poaching their player because he is a Chiefs player,’ Mosimane told the media.

‘If we want Khama, we speak to Chiefs and then they will tell us if they are selling or not. But sometimes if you are not selling, even Lionel Messi has a price. If someone says they will give me $1 million a month, I think I will be gone.

‘Everybody has a price. We can always say we don’t have a price but even my players have a price.’

‘John Comitis wrote a big love letter for me and I must learn from that,’ he continued.

‘Even on that one, I was asked if I would love to have a player like that and I said who would not want to have a player like that. But if we want Khama, it must be from club to club … we are not amateurs.’

Mamelodi Sundowns will face SuperSport United in the Tshwane derby at the Lucas Moripe Stadium on Saturday, with kick-off set for 3pm.