Mamelodi Sundowns' loan policy has continued to complicate the careers of their players who struggle to break into the first team.
Soccer Laduma revealed in the previous edition that Sundowns do not count the period a player spends on loan, in the original contract.
And that scenario has made things difficult for players such as Nicholas Lukhubeni to terminate the original contract, because despite turning out for four different teams on loan, he has still has four years to run on his contract, from his original five-year deal.
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In the current edition 1295 of the newspaper, the Siya crew has revealed that goalkeeper Jody February finds himself in a similar situation.
February has spent the past two seasons on loan, at the now defunct Cape Umoya United and Swallows last term, as he has found himself further down the pecking order of shot-stoppers at Sundowns.
The arrival of Ronwen Williams has made things even more difficult and the Siya crew has been informed that February's representatives had found him a club, All Stars, who are campaigning in the Motsepe Foundation Championship.
However, for the deal to go over line, February had to terminate his contract with Sundowns.
That became a big stumbling block, as February still has four years to run on his contract after signing a five-year deal in 2019 and the years he spent on loan were not written off.
The former Ajax Cape Town shot-stopper will have to wait for the January transfer window to look for a suitable deal on loan, because the Brazilians may have more reasons not to terminate his contract.
Masandawana have two goalkeepers, Denis Onyango and Kennedy Mweene, both 37, who are in the twilight of their careers and could see February as one of their future shot-stoppers.
Onyango extended his contract by four-and-half years in 2019, meaning his current deal expires at the end of the current season.
It was reported in May this year that Mweene had extended his contract at the club but it's not yet clear for how long.
What is becoming clear though, is that Sundowns could now be focusing on the future after the signing of Williams and February could have a chance to fight for the number two position with Reyaad Pieterse and perhaps also Ricardo Goss, should the Tshwane giants part ways with Onyango and Mweene in the near future.
Last year Sundowns parted ways with veteran midfielder Hlompho Kekana, who served the club for almost a decade after joining from Bloemfontein Celtic in 2012.
Onyango and Mweene are the last couple of long-serving members at the club, since joining Masandawana in 2011 and 2013 respectively.
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