Could this be WHY Monnapule Saleng is not playing for Pirates?

Monnapule Saleng has not played for Orlando Pirates since early December, and the reasons for this absence have been the subject of speculation.

The 26-year-old winger has had a great start to the season scoring several important goals for the Sea Robbers. Last month, various reports suggested that Pirates turned down his move to the Middle East however the club has since refuted those claims.

This week, SoccerBeat’s Peter Du Toit revealed that Monnapule Saleng was on a verge of joining Al Ahly.

“Factually, none other than Al Ahly. Obviously, it’s an Egyptian club, the biggest club in Africa. No disrespect to Chiefs, Pirates, and Sundowns, but if you look at the trophies, it’s the biggest club in Africa,” he said on SoccerBeat.

Monnapule Saleng left out in the cold?

“Saleng obviously saw that offer and was happy with the terms. Pirates did not turn down the offer as has been banded about. In actual fact, I can confirm that Orlando Pirates actually went so far as to organize the visa for Saleng to go to Egypt,” he stated.

Du Toit said a third party was the reason Monnapule Saleng could not join Al Ahly.

“Now, what went wrong? Because something obviously went wrong. Was it the negotiations with Saleng’s agent and club? No. Was it, as people seem to think, a negotiation problem between Pirates and Al Ahly? No,” he clarified.

“Unknown to Pirates and Saleng, there’s always a third party, and the third party was Percy Tau. Without telling Chiefs, Pirates, and Saleng, Al Ahly was in the process of trying to sell Tau, and Saleng was meant to replace him. That deal didn’t happen at that particular time. We know later Tau went to Qatar, so when they couldn’t sell Tau, they basically slowly moved away from the deal,” Du Toit added.

Monnapule Saleng could still leave at the end of the season but the Buccaneers risk losing him for free.

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