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Mamelodi Sundowns defender Rushine De Reuck will move to the Israeli Premier League on a loan deal.

It’s understood De Reuck has agreed to play for Maccabi Petah Tikva for the remainder of the season, with the deal up for review in July.

The transfer will not only potentially give the centre-back, who is represented by Siyavuma Sports Group, regular game-time elsewhere, but also open the European door.

De Reuck joined Sundowns from Maritzburg United almost exactly four years ago, following an impressive stint with The Team of Choice.

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Sundowns got the player involved almost immediately as he managed a satisfactory 28 matches in all competitions after his move in January 2021, and he went on to force his way into the Bafana Bafana set up under Hugo Broos later that year.

With injuries having stalled his progress, along with some additions to the squad, the defender has not seen that many minutes at Chloorkop in recent seasons.

In his press conference on Thursday, Downs coach Miguel Cardoso confirmed they will be looking to find options abroad for players who’ve not featured frequently.

“We hold on to players because we feel at times that maybe we are not able to find solutions for them in the PSL, not because we don’t care,” he said.

“You will see that in the coming months we will work at resolving this and even maybe move some of them to Europe so they can market the club,.”

The 28-year-old has previously been on the books of FC Parcos in Portugal during his teenage years, before returning to South Africa.

Polokwane City are likely to finish the season without two of their prominent defenders in Thabang Matuludi and Tlou Nkwe.

The duo are out nursing injuries suffered in recent matches with scans confirming that Matuludi will need surgery, while Nkwe has already gone under the knife and has been ruled out for at least three months.

Matuludi has started 12 of City’s 14 Betway Premiership fixtures so far in this campaign but raised concerns when he had to be stretched off last week in the 1-0 win over SuperSport United at Lucas Moripe Stadium.

It’s understood the 26-year-old has tone ligaments in his knee and with surgery required it means the right back is also expected to be sidelined for around three months, leaving City thin in defense.

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Matuludi has been the subject of much speculation with reports linking him to Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates, although nothing official has emerged.

The player was also part of the COSAFA Cup squad under coach Helman Mkhalele in June last year, a call up he earned after missing just one league game for Rise and Shine during the 2023-25 campaign.

Nkwe was also making strides in his career having featured in 20 of the 30 matches for City in the same season – and he’d been able to build from that by starting and finishing the club’s first 11 matches in the new one.

However, it’s been confirmed to the public broadcaster that surgery has officially ruled him out until April with a review on whether he will need more time to recover and the same will apply to Matuludi.

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Siyabonga Ngezana has signed for Romanian giants Steaua București.

The 26-time league winners will play in the UEFA Conference League in the 2023/24 season.

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