The captain of Maccabi Haifa, Neta Lavi, is expected to be in Barak Becher’s squad for the upcoming match against Hapoel Beer Sheva Rishon, but this may be his farewell performance from the club where he grew up. Gamba Osaka will start training on 9.1 and will want to complete the transition of the Israeli midfielder even before that. A positive negotiation is underway between Maccabi Haifa and the Japanese on the release fee.
A senior official at Maccabi Haifa: “If someone deserves to be respected by the club, it’s Nata after everything he gave. Selling players is part of the DNA of a successful team.”
Lavi is carrying a minor injury and therefore only participated for a few minutes against Maccabi Netanya, he will not start against B.S. either. It is not impossible that he will also continue in the derby game as part of the State Cup, this depends on the negotiations between Maccabi Haifa and the Japanese. Levi made it clear to the professional team that he was at their disposal as long as the deal was not signed.