arcoding to Soccer Laduma Benni McCarthy and Orlando Pirates have agreed on terms and the striker is expected to be officially unveiled as a Bucs player tomorrow morning (Tuesday, August 2).
It is now just over a fortnight ago since our crew broke the news that the former Bafana Bafana striker would be returning to his native South Africa after a 14-year spell in European football.
It was in Soccer-Laduma’s issue number 729 that the crew exclusively revealed that McCarthy would be joining up with the Ajax Cape Town camp to maintain his fitness, and possibly pen a deal with the Cape-based outfit.
As predicted, the 33-year-old joined the Urban Warriors with their preseason training on July 21 and was immediately linked to Ajax as well as SuperSport United and Orlando Pirates.
Eight days after joining Ajax for preseason, on July 29, the Siya crew revealed on the Soccer-Laduma web and mobi-site that McCarthy would be attending the Carling Black Label Cup at the FNB Stadium to watch the Sea Robbers take on Kaizer Chiefs.
With the writing on the wall, the former Blackburn Rovers striker attended the Soweto derby on Saturday and subsequently met up with the Bucs management. Our crew revealed on Saturday, July 30, that a deal was imminent after McCarthy expressed his desire to join Pirates with Soccer-Laduma.
“I have spoken to the Pirates management and hope to conclude a deal with the club in the next two days. I am very excited,” McCarthy told Soccer-Laduma this past Saturday.
The crew can now confirm that Bafana Bafana’s all-time top goalscorer has agreed to terms with the Mayfair-based club and is expected to be presented as a Buccaneer tomorrow (Tuesday) morning.
Expect the Pirates camp to be tightlipped with the conclusion of the negotiations until the official announcement, although the Siya crew has it on good authority from Soccer-Laduma sources that the deal is as good as done. Soccer Laduma
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