Bloemfontein Celtic assistant coach Lehlohonolo Seema is confident Lorenzo Gordinho will remain at the club and not make an early return to Kaizer Chiefs.

The Glamour Boys confirmed last week that they had written to Celtic requesting for the early release of Gordinho whose loan deal only expires in December 2018.

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Seema backs Gordinho to honour his contract at the club, despite Amakhosi’s attempt to recall the defender back to Naturena.

‘His loan can only end in December. It was during those times when there was a crisis in financials, it was not a recent letter. It’s an old letter,’ he told KickOff.com.

‘He will see his contract through, his loan spell ends in December. Management is handling it, they are talking with Chiefs but I think his contract is up to December, so I think he will see his contract through.

‘For now, we are not focusing on that because we think that Gordinho will see his contract through. So we haven’t even thought about that because he is part of the team as we speak so… he’s got a contract that is running, so we don’t want to even to think about that. He’s got a contract that is solid.

‘He will see his contract through as long as he is doing his job well. That’s why I’m saying we want to look at the positives and move away from the negatives. So really we haven’t even thought about that. He will need to honour his contract, and the two clubs have spoken.’

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Bloemfontein Celtic will be hoping to maintain their unbeaten run in the Absa Premiership when they take on Kaizer Chiefs at the FNB Stadium next Wednesday, with kick-off set for 7:30pm.