Trialists pile up at Celtic
Bloemfontein Celtic coach Clinton Larsen
has confirmed the club have former SuperSport United midfielder Lyle Lakay on
trial.
Also trying his luck is ex-Bidvest Wits
defender Mzwanele Mahashe, who has been deemed surplus to requirements by the
Clever Boys. And Larsen confirmed MTNFootball.com’s earlier report that Dominic
Isaacs would be handed a trial with the team, though he refuted the news that a
deal had been pre-agreed.
“We have got Lyly Lakay here, the former
SuperSport United and FC Cape Town winger,” Larsen says. “We also have Mzwanele
Mahashe, the former BidVest Wits defender. And we have ex-Kaizer Chiefs
defender Dominic Isaacs joining us from Friday for a few days. It is a busy
time.”
On stories that Isaacs had already
agreed terms with Celtic, Larsen says this is not the case.
“That is not true at all. Dominic will be joining us from Friday and we will be
assessing him over the next few days.
“But we have not spoken to him at all
about terms and have no idea what his demands are. We will see first how he
comes through training with us and if we decide we want to make a move, we will
start negotiations then.”
Lakay, who is still only 21, is a junior
international and once touted as one of South Africa’s rising stars while at
SuperSport. He was the chief destroyer for FC Cape Town as they stunned Kaizer
Chiefs in the Nedbank Cup in 2010.
Mahashe spent last season on loan at
National First Division side Mpumalanga Black Aces, and has since been released
by Wits. Isaacs looks to have ended his lengthy trial with Ajax Cape Town as
board-room dithering means he has yet to be made an offer.
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