Pitso on luring PSL stars to Saudi: 'SA teams expect a lot of money'

Pitso Mosimane and his coaching staff will board a plane to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in the coming days to start a new journey with Al-Ahli Saudi FC.

It is Mosimane's first gig outside of Africa in his 21 years of coaching the beautiful game, and the 58-year-old did so within three months of leaving Egyptian giants Al Ahly.

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The former SuperSport United and Mamelodi Sundowns mentor shocked football enthusiasts when he resigned from the Red Devils despite securing several trophies during his stay, including winning back-to-back CAF Champions League titles.

But now Mosimane begins a new journey which comes with many probing questions, and one standout query during his press conference in Sandton, Johannesburg was whether he will lure any South African players with him.

During his 18 months at Al Ahly, Mosimane orchestrated the move of Bafana Bafana star forward Percy Tau to join the Red Devils from Premier League outfit Brighton and Hove Albion.

Tau has fallen down the pecking order since Mosimane's departure and nurturing an injury in the past two months has not helped his cause either.

"You don't just do things. You have to assess the squad and the game tells you if you need a certain player in a certain space. And also the transfer window is closed now," said Mosimane. 

"We take what is on the table and that is what we did when we came to Al Ahly (Egypt). We came when the transfer window was closed. So there is no time to moan and give excuses. 

"If there is an opportunity in the next window... and maybe in the future... we can always look around and see what we can bring. It's always good to bring South African players into those spaces