Cape Town - Bafana Bafana captain Dean Furman is on the verge of signing for SuperSport United.
The Pretoria-based club is scheduled to make big announcement on live television on Wednesday evening - and it would appear that Furman is the subject of the broadcast.
Furman, who is a free agent after turning down a contract renewal with English League One team Doncaster Rovers, had said that he was keen to continue his career in Europe, and that the PSL wasn’t an option at this stage of his career.
In recent weeks, he trained at Blackburn Rovers in the English Championship and at another League One club, Bury, but nothing concrete materialised.
Now it seems that back home is his destiny, where the 27-year-old is expected to link up with coach Gordon Igesund, the man who handed the midfielder a Bafana debut, as well as a former teammate at Doncaster, Bongani Khumalo.
Furman was born in Camps Bay, but left the Mother City at a young age. He was initially in the youth academy of English giants Chelsea before going on to play for Glasgow Rangers, Bradford City and Oldham Athletic. His leadership ability also came to the fore at Oldham, where was handed the captain’s armband when just 23 years old.
The player’s imminent transfer to SuperSport affords him the opportunity for regular game-time, which suits his national ambitions, especially with Bafana looking to qualify for the 2016 Africa Cup of Nations and the 2018 World Cup.
Cape Argus