Andile Jali was destined to go nowhere but to Mamelodi Sundowns.
Any other destination would have been seen as the second failure in Jali's career after he made an early return from Europe.
The 28-year-old midfielder said it when he dumped Belgian club SK Oostende in March, that in South Africa he would "only play for the champions and a team that regularly features in Caf's Champions League".
On Friday afternoon the former Orlando Pirates player's wish was granted when he signed a lucrative five-year contract with league champions Sundowns.
Jali's first words on Sundowns' Twitter account were: "At last this deal is done, it's been a long process but I'm relieved and I can relax before the season starts!"
Relaxing is something Jali has to take out of his system quickly, though, because there won't be time for that from now onwards.
Sundowns are expected to return to training at least three weeks before the end of the Fifa World Cup on July 15.
Two days after the end of the world showpiece in Russia, Jali's new team will be off to Lome in Togo where they will meet AS Togo-Port in their third Group C match in the Champions League.Though Jali won't feature in that match as he is yet to be registered in that competition, preparations for the defence of the league title would have started in earnest in Chloorkop.
Welcoming Jali, Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane highlighted the busy schedule of his club as one of the main reasons they went for his signature.
"Andile is a good acquisition.
"What's important for Andile is to know that there's trophies to be won and there's competition among the players here."
The competition Mosimane was alluding to will come in the form of Brazilians skipper Hlompho Kekana, Tiyani Mabunda and Jali's former teammate at Pirates, Oupa Manyisa.
But Mosimane stressed that Jali has no reason to worry about game time given the fact that they have five competitions to compete in next season.
Playing Caf football with a chance to play in Fifa's Club World Cup were among factors that swayed Jali to come to Sundowns, said Mosimane.
"Playing in Fifa's Club World Cup is something Jali would never have had a chance to achieve playing for Oostende. So joining Sundowns means there's a great possibility of that happening in the near future," said Mosimane.
The Sundowns mentor mentioned a number of Bafana Bafana teammates, including the likes of Tebogo Langerman, Kekana, Mabunda, Sibusiso Vilakazi and Percy Tau (if he stays), that Jali will enjoy playing with.On Tau's future, Mosimane said that there are a couple of English clubs that have shown interest in him but he warned them not to think "we are in Burundi".
"Those teams must take us seriously if they need Percy. We are sitting with requests for Percy and we will have to find a way to replace him if he goes.
"Khama (Billiat) will probably leave us as well and we have to replace him. I hope not to lose Khama. If he goes to Europe yes, but I would not like to lose him to a local club."
The Zimbabwean striker Billiat is yet to disclose his future plans after concluding five seasons at Sundowns, where he won several trophies.
Other than Jali there were lots of player movements in the PSL this week, with goalkeeper Brilliant Khuzwayo's move from Kaizer Chiefs to Pirates a highlight.
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