'Don't be surprised to see Mbekezeli Mbokazi at Mamelodi Sundowns on loan! Flemming Berg betrayed Orlando Pirates & softened them by signing Monnapule Saleng; they weakened Bucs as they did Kaizer Chi

Recently, it emerged that Mamelodi Sundowns sporting director, Flemming Berg, was consulted before Chicago Fire made the move to sign Mbekezeli Mbokazi.

The Fire's coach, Gregg Berhalter, has revealed why they had to reach out to the Downs senior figure before deciding on whether to sign the defender.

Have a look at how the football-loving fans in South Africa reacted to the matter, as compiled by GOAL.

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First it was Pitso Mosimane and Rhulani Mokwena weakening teams by buying players and sending them back to them on loan, so they don't face them. Now Fleming is doing it on another level. I mean, Sundowns have good defenders like Grant Kekana and Mudau, but he chose from the opposition - S-Aura Bazothin'abantu Mntubu

He was doing it for the benefit of Sundowns because he knew that with Mbokazi leading Pirates defence, Sundowns stood no chance. Otherwise, if it was all about talent, he would have also sold Khuliso Mudau to Chicago Fire - Spanish Kingp

Berg is preparing his exit, and you can tell it's not the first time he's scouted some of the South African players overseas. This time around, he told the coach to spill the beans and see how Sundowns will react - Paulus Mphahlele

So they are doing the same thing they did by talking to George Maluleka behind Chiefs back, knowing exactly that he was our pillar in the middle. After we stopped playing him, Chiefs became weak. This is their strategy; if Mbokazi were there, chances of Leon scoring would have been very low. They play dirty, but what I can say is that what goes around comes back around - Thabo Ledwaba Laga Maphoso

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