Mamelodi Sundowns co-coach Manqoba Mngqithi said Gaston Sirino is showing good signs in training with the team and will start competition soon.

Sirino was tipped to join his former coach Pitso Mosimane at Al Ahly but the move fell through as both sides failed to reach a financial agreement.

So far, the player did not play with the Chloorkop side, but he is set to now, said Mngqithi as he reveals that the 29-year-old was mentally affected at a certain time.

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“At a certain point mentally he (Sirino) was all over,” Mngqithi stated as he explained the situation with Sirino, “but now he’s back in training and he’s showing signs that he needs to fight for his place.

“You can see that the team is moving forward without him and it’s very easy at Sundowns to be forgotten.

“So he’s giving his best now at training, working very hard and we’re hoping to see him soon.”

“It’s just that it’s unfortunate for some medical reasons he could not play this one (against Pirates), but we’re hoping that maybe in the next few matches he would have fought his fitness and be back in order to fight for his place in the team,” said the Sundowns coach.

“It’s not going to be a walk in the park (for Sirino) because the boys that are inside are really giving their best.

“But we know what he’s capable of and when he comes in he adds to our depth which is very important when you’re a team like Sundowns.” he added.