Barcelona interested in Orlando Pirates starlet Relebohile Mofokeng: A rising talent compared to Lamine Yamal
Spanish Orlando Pirates star Relebohile Mofokeng has reportedly drawn interest from the big-time Barcelona club.
After scoring the game-winning goal in the Nedbank Cup final and earning his first Bafana Bafana international cap, Mofokeng, 20, had an incredible breakthrough season. And TS Galaxy owner Tim Sika compared him to Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal earlier this year.
According to a source Soccer Laduma cited, the Spanish powerhouses appear to have noticed his skills and are now enquiring.
“There have been enquiries from Barcelona on Relebohile Mofokeng. The boy has been monitored by the coaches of the Barcelona B team with interest,” the source was quoted by the football publication.
“They have been following him and made approaches with some of their contacts in the PSL, including certain coaches they know closely, asking about the player.
“He is a player with potential to play in some of the top leagues in Europe and the feedback has been positive on the enquiries made.”
In July, Sukazi was so impressed with the impact Mofokeng had on Pirates’ season that he felt the then teenager could do the same things as Yamal, who played a key role in Spain’s European Championships triumph having just turned 17.
“You can rave about Lamine Yamal, but Mofokeng at Pirates does the exact same thing, or even better, in my humble opinion. Our league is much faster than what you see in La Liga,” Sukazi said at the time.
“They are slow, they have time on the ball, they are technical and they are very much aware but we are very fast and our game is high-paced,” Sukazi said.
“To navigate at his age and decide matches the way he does, he is in the exact, if not better level than Yamal of Barcelona. If you don’t believe me, put them on the field together, you will see what I am talking about. We have that kind of talent but it must be trained by the qualified people.”
