Oswin Appollis has been advised to put his failed Kaizer Chiefs move behind him and focus on Polokwane City.
The 23-year-old Bafana Bafana winger was a target for Amakhosi this off-season after his superb performances for club and country last term.
He was also a reported target for a number of North African teams but veteran midfielder Cole Alexander says Appollis needs to be professional and not be distracted by what could have been.
Alexander experienced a similar situation during his first spell with Rise and Shine in 2015 before ultimately securing a move to SuperSport United the following season.
He said in the Citizen: “It was a complex situation but he’s a professional and this is the nature of the job.
“As pros, we need to be professional because in this game, if you get frustrated because of things outside the field, it affects your game and then in a year or two years we’re talking a different story.
“My advice to him is that you can’t always control the external but you can control your attitude, how you perform on the field and the attitude on the field. That’s the important thing and I think he’s been managing it well as a youngster because he’s wiser than a lot of us think.
“He’s giving his best for his team and the club is ambitious. It shows by keeping such quality players together with the likes of Oswin and the rest of the fighters that we have in the team.”