{"id":10878,"date":"2019-07-04T16:11:55","date_gmt":"2019-07-04T16:11:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=10878"},"modified":"2019-07-04T16:11:55","modified_gmt":"2019-07-04T16:11:55","slug":"munetsi-reveals-how-french-club-started-scouting-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/munetsi-reveals-how-french-club-started-scouting-him","title":{"rendered":"Munetsi reveals how French club started scouting him"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Warriors midfielder says his new club Stade de Reims which plays in France\u2019s top flight league started scouting him soon after his move to Orlando Pirates in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>The 22-year old revealed this in an interview with South Africa news website IOL.co.za after completing a transfer to the French side two weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt hasn\u2019t been easy journey, but I pushed through to get to where I am now as a player,\u201d Munetsi said. \u201cI am very glad about the progress that I have made. The negotiations were ongoing when the season finished.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was just a matter of me having patience and focusing on the national team. I am just glad that Orlando Pirates released me and gave me the opportunity to fulfil my dream.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReims said that they started to look at me when I signed for Pirates. They were monitoring my progress. They followed me when I was at Baroka and then I came back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Zimbabwean was sent on loan to Baroka soon after he signed for Pirates from FC Cape Town.<\/p>\n<p>He returned to his parent club ahead of the 2017\/18 season but only made his first appearance in January 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, the 22-year-old became a first team regular, and even went to attract interest from other oversees clubs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Warriors midfielder says his new club Stade de Reims which plays in France\u2019s top flight league started scouting him soon after his move to Orlando Pirates in 2016. 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