Slow start in transfer market
Friday, January 09, 2015
Meleka
The transfer window opened this week and will close at the end of the month.
Botswana Premier League (BPL) chief executive officer, Bennett Mamelodi told Mmegi Sport yesterday that there were no confirmed transfers, although clubs are negotiating deals. He said the market is expected to pick momentum in the coming days. He explained that the procedure is that when a club is interested in a player, it must write a letter seeking permission to negotiate with him and that has a waiting period of seven days, which explains the quiet start.
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