'Pirates would be top of the log if they sat down with Saleng sooner'

‘Pirates would be top of the log if they sat down with Saleng sooner’

Orlando Pirates supporters are demanding the club ti bring back Monnapule Saleng after dropping points to Stellenbosch FC.

Orlando Pirates winger Monnapule Saleng out in the cold. Image: @OrlandoPirates/X

Many Orlando Pirates fans are convinced that the club would have been in a better place had they solved issues with star player Monnapule Saleng.

The 27-year-old winger has not played a single match for the Buccaneers in over three months. It is believed the player is disputing his salary and demands an improved contract. The club has not spoken out publicly on the matter regarding salary disputes. Pirates, however, did refute claims that Saleng was offered big money by a team from the Middle East.

With the Buccaneers failing to keep up with Mamelodi Sundowns, many fans have bashed the management for failing to solve the situation with the winger. Some fans though felt the Soweto giants showed maturity by not giving in.

@AndileMjoman52 wrote: “Although the Saleng Saga is frustrating, i commend Orlando Pirates Management for standing on business by refusing to give in..they will clear the Saleng story when they are ready to…not ideal but true leadership at best.”

Orlando Pirates keeping Saleng out

@Sk_Putin wrote: “May Pirates not win any of their games in hand until they bring back Saleng or give him his freedom.”

@Sibulele_p wrote: “The Orlando Pirates management really failed us in January 🤞🏼🤞🏼. You loan Gilberto, you can’t handle the Saleng situation, you don’t sign any right winger, and you expect Nkota to handle such crunch matches.. you’ll throw in Shandu to be the game changer??

“Orlando Pirates really killed their league chances by fighting with Saleng over his contract and not signing Appolis to replace him.
If Saleng wanted R700K they should have gave him,” tweeted @UjobeUthami.

“People can say whatever they want but the fact will always remain that we lost the pillar of Orlando Pirates in Monnapule Saleng. I pray that the management sort out whatever the issue so that he could be reinstated into the team for Nedbank& CCL,” tweeted @SthehSobethu.

Saleng played his match in three months for Bafana Bafana during the CHAN qualifiers. He has since been recalled by the Buccaneers.