A reliable source has told this publication that the Federación de Fútbol de Chile is planning to lure Marcelo Allende from Mamelodi Sundowns as they believe the young star is not in the right league.
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For some reason, the Chilean FA wanted the 23-year-old to ply his trade in Europe so he could “expose his talent” to a bigger team.
Allende, who surprisingly chose Sundowns over offers in Brazil and smaller teams in Europe, has been part of the Chilean national team and has also represented the country’s junior team.
“It will be an uphill battle because the association wants to be involved,” the source said.
“But Sundowns paid good money for him and he is understood to be one of the highest paid players.”
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“The player has an agent, who saw fit for Allende to move to South Africa, but now the FA seems to have managed to swing his arm to agree to find Allende a big team from Sundowns,” said the source.
Allende reportedly joined Sundowns for a fee of around R50-million, and the midfield maestro has enjoyed plenty of game time since Rulani Mokwena was appointed to the sole head coaching position in October last year.
Before joining Sundowns, the 23-year-old spent three seasons at Montevideo City.