Lierse looks set to lose its trio of South African exports

THE possibility that all three South Africans at Belgian side Lierse could leave the club at the end of this season remains high.

Midfielder Daylon Claasen is almost certainly on his way out, with another excellent campaign in the Jupiler League having seen his star rise to the point where English Premier League club Queens Park Rangers were keen to take him in January, before work permit issues scuppered that deal.

There is plenty of other interest in the 22-year-old Bafana Bafana star, from big clubs in Belgium and outside the country.

Defender Siboniso Gaxa and utility player Lance Davids look set to follow suit, with their business manager Rob Moore saying a restructuring of the financial model at the team will likely see them exit.

"Both players still have one year remaining on their contracts after this season, but if the right deal came along I think the club would let them go," Moore said. "The club is restructuring their financial situation and Siboniso and Lance are two of the higher earners on the team's books, so it would make sense for them to let the players leave."

Moore said it is "too early" to say where their next destinations might be, with Davids already having had unsuccessful trials at new Major League Soccer franchise Portland Timbers, where former Ajax Cape Town skipper Brett Evans is now trying his luck.

Gaxa was a target for Glasgow Rangers in January, but the financial meltdown at the club means they are unlikely to pursue that interest into next season.