May Mahlangu twiddling his thumbs in Joburg after turning down Germany offer

03 August 2016 - 13:46 By Mark Gleeson

South African international midfielder May Mahlangu is sitting in limbo in Johannesburg after turning down a move to Germany‚ TimesLive can reveal. The 27-year-old from Secunda‚ who was named the best player in the Swedish league five years ago‚ is without a club after coming to the end of a short-term contract at Belgium club St Truiden in May.He was offered a deal by German club Dynamo Dresden‚ who returned to the second division this season.“May was not interested in the deal‚ which is a pity because it would have been a good chance for him to get his name into the German market‚ and with his ability‚ quickly attract the attention of bigger clubs‚” said his agent Rob Moore on Wednesday. This is after Mahlangu did not do enough in his time in Belgium to impress and win offers from other clubs in the Belgian league.The midfielder has also played in Turkey but never in the Premier Soccer League‚ despite training previously with Kaizer Chiefs when he was recovering from injury.Mahlangu‚ who ran foul of the South African Football Association two years ago and was suspended when he pulled out of the Bafana squad because of alleged fatigue‚ was included in March for the African Nations Cup trip to the Gambia but did not play in the record-breaking 4-0 away win.He won the last of his 15 caps for the country against Angola in a friendly in June last year.Mahlangu is a product of the Stars of Africa Academy and also played for Alexandra United.He moved to Swedish side Helsingborg in 2008 when he was still a teenager and looked set to be a major star in Europe‚ but a bad Achilles tendon injury in 2013 set back his ambitions.- TMG Digital..

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