Andile Jali will be playing top-flight football again next season confirmed agent Mike Makaab.
The 34-year-old former Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder has been without a club since departing Moroka Swallows in January.
Jali linked up with the Dube Birds following his Sundowns exit but joined a team in financial difficulty and was ultimately let go.
Makaab though has revealed that his client is close to securing a new deal, having not once thought about retiring.
Makaab said on Gagasi FM: “I can only say that we are very close to finalising a new home for him.
“I will not disclose that [which club] now. But I can assure that it will happen within the next seven to 10 days.
“Talks are at an advanced stage between ourselves, AJ and the football club. He’s remaining in the DStv Premiership.
“I’m not even prepared to whisper which province.”
Makaab added that his client still has a lot to offer, saying: “Let me tell you something about AJ, he puts his mind to it [and] he’ll get himself in great shape.
“Whoever he plays for this season, he’ll be influential.
“AJ is a strong character, and great for the dressing room, irrespective what anybody says.
“I’ll never forget the words of Manqoba [Mngqithi], when him and I spoke about AJ, and Pitso [Mosimane] – ‘when the chips are down and you’re looking for warriors to say we can’t be afraid, particular on the African continent and in big games’, they’ve always said to me, ‘the man you can rely on is AJ’.
“And he’s not anything different today than he was two years ago, five years ago. That spirit of wanting to win still sits deep within him.”