Khama Billiat has responded to rumours claiming he received a big signing-on bonus when joining Scottland FC.
The Zimbabwe international was officially unveiled by the newly-promoted Zimbabwean outfit after parting ways with Yadah FC at the end of last season.
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There have been reports that the former Kaizer Chiefs player received a signing-on fee worthUS$45,000 (R844,000), which he has now revealed is not the truth.
"I am not at liberty to divulge the financial terms of my contract with Scottland, but I need to clarify that the $45,000 figure circulating on social media is baseless. My deal is nowhere near that," Billiat was quoted as saying by the Chronicle.
"Ordinarily I would have ignored the reports, but it creates problems. It puts my life in danger because people will be made to believe that I have such amounts of money, and they [criminals] can target me.
"There is no doubt that there is a lot of interest in what is happening at Scottland but at the same time it is unprofessional to create hype using false information that then puts me at risk over money that I do not have.
"It is quite disturbing that someone finds it okay to just come up with a ridiculous figure and run with it on social media without reflecting on what it does, especially to me."
