{"id":39158,"date":"2025-10-18T20:50:45","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T20:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=39158"},"modified":"2025-10-18T20:50:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T20:50:45","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignknowledge-musonas-transfer-to-the-german-bundesliga-sabotaged-my-stay-in-europe-says-bernard-parker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/10\/18\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignknowledge-musonas-transfer-to-the-german-bundesliga-sabotaged-my-stay-in-europe-says-bernard-parker\/","title":{"rendered":"Knowledge Musona&#8217;s transfer to the German Bundesliga sabotaged my stay in Europe, says Bernard Parker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-138250\">\n\t<!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<p>\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"459\" height=\"264\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Knowledge-Musonas-transfer-to-the-German-Bundesliga-sabotaged-my-stay.jpg?resize=459%2C264&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"object-contain h-46 w-full rounded-lg  md:rounded-none md:rounded-lg wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/knowledge-musona_455.jpg?w=674&amp;ssl=1 674w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/knowledge-musona_455.jpg?resize=300%2C173&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/knowledge-musona_455.jpg?resize=459%2C264&amp;ssl=1 459w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 459px) 100vw, 459px\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content custom-text-styles\">\n<p>Bernard Parker has claimed that Knowledge Musona\u2019s 2011 move to Germany derailed his own European career.<\/p>\n<p>Parker returned to South Africa to join Kaizer Chiefs at the same time Musona left the Soweto giants to sign for Bundesliga side TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.<\/p>\n<p>According to the former Bafana Bafana international, he was persuaded by agent Mike Makaab to return home prematurely \u2014 a move he believes was strategically linked to Makaab\u2019s efforts to facilitate a European transfer for fellow client Knowledge Musona.<\/p>\n<p>Parker said, as quoted by SABC:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI realised why I was pushed to come back to play for Kaizer Chiefs, it was a business decision, because Knowledge Musona and I were represented by the same agent, and he wanted to get a move to Europe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter all the success at the club, I realised later on that it was a business decision\u2026 release Musona and we\u2019ll give you Parker.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In response, agent Mike Makaab told iDiski Times in a separate interview:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBernard said it was a business decision, based on what the agent wanted, because we wanted Musona to go into Europe. Then let\u2019s clear the air. We never did the Knowledge Musona deal to Europe. It was done by Rob Moore, he did the club to club. I stepped in after the deal was done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related Posts<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- \n\n<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t<span class=\"cat-links\">Posted in Local<\/span><span class=\"tags-links\">Tagged Bernard Parker, Knowledge Musona<\/span>\t<\/footer>\n\n -->\n<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Knowledge #Musonas #transfer #German #Bundesliga #sabotaged #stay #Europe #Bernard #Parker<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bernard Parker has claimed that Knowledge Musona\u2019s 2011 move to Germany derailed his own European career. 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