Tremaine Eastmond was spotted during a training session with Cape Town Spurs at Ikamva on October 24, 2023. A source highlighted the potential hurdle of the existing number of strikers at Pirates, but expressed confidence in the club’s ability to find a solution. According to the source, Eastmond’s performance in training has been impressive, drawing praise from the technical team, players, and management. It’s suggested that the club may secure Eastmond but delay his usage until the next season, possibly requiring one or two strikers to make room for the young talent.
Another source mentioned that Pirates’ scouting and recruiting department is taking an innovative approach, targeting talent that other teams may overlook, similar to their discovery of Sipho Chaine and Thalente Mbatha. Eastmond previously played 27 games for Burnley Under-18s, scoring four goals with four assists over a two-year period, before surprisingly joining Cape Town Spurs in October 2023. Although he wasn’t part of coach Ernst Middendorp’s plans at Cape Town Spurs, he was invited to train with Pirates. Soccer Laduma reached out to Pirates for a comment, but did not receive a response at the time of publication.