Former Bafana Bafana captain Lucas Radebe revealed he was paid peanuts upon becoming a member of Leeds United.
The 56-year-old retired defender finally grew to become considered one of Leeds’ biggest gamers, having spent over a decade with The Whites. Earlier than shifting to the English Premier League, Radebe performed over 100 matches for Kaizer Chiefs, profitable quite a few trophies.
On the age of 25, he and fellow South African striker Phil Masinga signed for Leeds. Talking on izinja zeGame podcast with Josta Dladla, Lucas Radebe revealed that Leeds underpaid them earlier than the league intervened.
“I didn’t perceive contract employees, numbers and all that. I went there they usually had been speaking about work permits. So apparently, we had been the lowest-paid gamers within the Premier League as a result of the place we come from, we’re unknown,” he mentioned.
“So the Premier league intervened, to say ‘when you purchase these two gamers they usually turn out to be a part of you, they’ll’t earn… It’s exploitation, particularly since we’re from Africa.”
Leeds had been paying Lucas Radebe £5000
“(I used to be getting) £5000 (R125 000), think about that was the bottom, per week and gamers there have been incomes some huge cash however we didn’t know or perceive. I believe Leeds spoke to (our negotiators) and mentioned ‘simply agree’. However I believe their motive was that they weren’t positive if we’re going to make it in that league,” he mentioned.
Round 1994, the alternate charge for the British pound sterling to the South African rand was round 5.50. Each Lucas Radebe and Phil Masinga had been underpaid by Leeds, however their wages had been barely greater than what native groups provided three many years in the past.
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