SNIPER IS LOCKED AND LOADED
ITCHY FEET: Jeremy Brockie, formerly of Supersport United has completed his transfer to Mamelodi Sundowns, and says he can’t wait to get stuck into competing alongside his new teammates. JEREMY BROCKIE, who completed his move from SuperSport United to neighbours Mamelodi Sundowns on Monday, says the Brazilians matched his personal ambitions in persuading him to make the move across town. The 30-year-old has been the subject of interest from Sundowns for nearly a year, and his transfer saga, one that involved his request to leave SuperSport during the off-season transfer window being rejected, finally ended this week. “There is so much ability and talent here,” Brockie said on being a Brazilian. “The club is very ambitious. They want to win every competition that they play in, and most recently they won the African Champions League and they want to give it a go and get back to the (Fifa) Club World Cup again.
“As a player when you hear ambitions like that, they match yours, your own personal goals. Hopefully I can continue to win silverware.” The striker scored 54 goals in 119 appearances for SuperSport in all competitions, and his new coach at Sundowns – Pitso Mosimane – has never made it a secret just how much he admires Brockie, nicknaming him ‘The Sniper”.
He has not scored since October, however. But that was partly due to the pending transfer and the overall poor form of his now ex-club, a team that has only managed a single win in 11 matches which hurt their chances of being considered title challengers.
Mosimane will be hoping Brockie can rediscover his form; he didn’t come cheap after all with a buyout clause of R15 million, although the deal may have included an offer slightly lower than that plus a yet to be confirmed Sundowns player going the other way.
“I was lucky enough to win my first piece of silverware in South Africa with SuperSport, and once I got that feeling of winning trophies I wanted to carry on to do so,” said Brockie.
Needed a fresh challenge
“That’s a big reason behind my move. I feel I needed a fresh challenge to get out of my comfort zone. I know I am going into a change-room where there’s a lot of quality players in there and I am going to have to fight for my spot, even on the bench. That makes you want to improve as an individual and get rewarded.”
Brockie would not disclose the reasons why it took so long for him to move to the yellow half of Tshwane, but suggested it was incredibly complicated at times.
“It took a while because of a number of reasons, one of them being the fact that I was valued at SuperSport,” he said.
“All transfers are never easy, but all parties ended up coming to an agreement, which I am very happy about and really looking to the next step in my career.
“I can’t wait to put on the yellow shirt.”
Brockie now has to apply for a new work permit before he can make his debut.
While Mosimane will be desperate to have him available for Saturday’s league clash at home against Platinum Stars, the process usually requires a bit of patience.
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