Royal AM Coach Khabo Zondo Confirms That Shauwn Mkhize’s Side Will Not Sell Star Striker Victor Letsoalo

• Royal AM coach Khabo Zondo wants to hang onto Victor Letsoalo as the club prepares for the new season
• Victor Letsoalo is believed to have handed in a request for his release from Shauwn Mkhize's Royal AM team
• Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs are both credited with showing an interest in signing Victor Letsoalo

Victor Letsoalo will not be sold before the start of the new season.

The Royal AM striker has attracted a lot of interest during the past week as rumours circulated that he had handed in his transfer request.

The Thwihli Thwahla also signed three new strikers in Samir Nurkovic, Ruzaigh Gamildien and Andre de Jong, leading former Kaizer Chiefs’ layer, Fees Moloi, to suggest that Letsoalo leave the club. Moloi said Letsoalo should move on while he was attracting interest from other clubs are he would regret it later, Goal.com reported.

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New Royal AM coach Khabo Zondo has no intention of selling their talisman striker, though, Sowetan LIVE reported.

"As a coach I can't let Letsoalo go. He's a very important figure in the team. If you look at the number of goals that he's scored recently, you'll understand why every coach would like to work with him,” he said.

Zondo added that with Shaun Mkhize’s side competing in the CAF Confederation Cup this season, they needed squad depth. Zondo would also not confirm whether the striker had indeed asked to be released.

Letsoalo has attracted interest from Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs, with the latter showing less interest once Royal AM wanted R20 million for the striker.

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Victor Lesoalo has been encouraged to leave Royal AM before the new season.

The striker has attracted interest from both Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates but is still contracted to Shauwn Mkhize’s side.

The player has now been encouraged by a former Kaizer Chiefs striker to leave the KwaZulu-Natal club. Fees Moloi urged Letsoalo to leave for the sake of the growth of his career.

Royal AM CEO trolls Kaizer Chiefs, warns them that Victor Letsoalo is a Rolls Royce, not a Mazda 323

With transfer season coming to an end at the end of January, numerous Premier Soccer League (PSL) clubs are trying to conduct last-minute deals, Sports Brief earlier reported.

Royal AM and Bafana striker Victor Letsoalo is one of those players who has often been scouted by numerous clubs and Kaizer Chiefs have always expressed interest in the player.

Royal AM CEO Sinky Mnisi issued a hilarious warning to Kaizer Chiefs though, saying that they would need to pay the asking price for the player if they wanted to sign him. Mnisi described Letsoalo as a Rolls Royce that wouldn't be sold for the price of a Mazda 323.