{"id":49079,"date":"2026-02-03T22:42:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T22:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=49079"},"modified":"2026-02-03T22:42:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T22:42:25","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignexplained-why-motherwell-turned-down-deadline-day-offers-for-tawanda-maswanhise-despite-holding-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/02\/03\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignexplained-why-motherwell-turned-down-deadline-day-offers-for-tawanda-maswanhise-despite-holding-talks\/","title":{"rendered":"Explained: Why Motherwell turned down deadline-day offers for Tawanda Maswanhise despite holding talks"},"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>\n<div class=\"soccer24-advanced-banner soccer24-banner-type-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Explained-Why-Motherwell-turned-down-deadline-day-offers-for-Tawanda-Maswanhise.jpeg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Banner2image\" class=\"soccer24-banner-image\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Motherwell FC turned down several deadline-day offers for Tawanda Maswanhise despite holding talks with interested clubs before the January transfer window closed on Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>The Zimbabwe international attracted strong interest following his outstanding form this season, with Scottish giants Celtic and Rangers among the clubs keen to sign him.<\/p>\n<p>English Championship side Blackburn Rovers submitted a \u00a31.5 million ($2 million) bid for the striker, while Leicester City were also linked with a potential move at one stage of the window.<\/p>\n<p>Belgian heavyweights Anderlecht made a late push to secure Maswanhise\u2019s signature, with reports in Europe suggesting that talks had taken place between the two clubs.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8EXCL \u2013 RSCA set their sights on Tawanda Maswanhise! \ud83c\uddff\ud83c\uddfc<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udfe3 Mauve have been in contact with Motherwell FC over the past 24 hours to explore the possibility of a deal.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc63\udb40\udc74\udb40\udc7f Motherwell asking for \u20ac3M.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd04 RSCA scanning the winger market in the final hours of the window.. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mercato?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#mercato<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/31xM26DzRG\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/31xM26DzRG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sacha Tavolieri (@sachatavolieri) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sachatavolieri\/status\/2018244321925816701?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to Belgian transfer journalist Sacha Tavolieri, Motherwell were holding out for a minimum fee of \u20ac3 million (\u00a32.6 million, $3.1 million) for the forward. However, the deal ultimately collapsed after Anderlecht valued the player below that figure.<\/p>\n<p>Tavolieri wrote in a separate post: \u201cDespite talks happening during today (Monday) to explore the possibility of an exit for Tawanda Maswanhise, Motherwell FC has totally rejected the approach of RSC Anderlecht.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTawanda Maswanhise had a 3 year and a half + one year option ready in RSCA.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Motherwell were also under no pressure to sell Maswanhise in the mid-season transfer window as his contract is expiring in June 2027 and the club also holds a one-year option. <\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old currently leads the Scottish Premiership scoring charts with 13 goals and has added a further five goals across other competitions this season.<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related Posts<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><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#Explained #Motherwell #turned #deadlineday #offers #Tawanda #Maswanhise #holding #talks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Motherwell FC turned down several deadline-day offers for Tawanda Maswanhise despite holding talks with interested clubs before the January transfer&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":47264,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[9640,7712,8490,2608,5489,3760,1012,2607,9639],"class_list":["post-49079","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-example-3","tag-deadlineday","tag-explained","tag-holding","tag-maswanhise","tag-motherwell","tag-offers","tag-talks","tag-tawanda","tag-turned"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49079","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49079"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49079\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49080,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49079\/revisions\/49080"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47264"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49079"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49079"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49079"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}