The turmoil behind the scenes is revealed: Hapoel Tel Aviv is close to an agreement with Harvia Ilic, a midfielder from the second league in Croatia, whose team has already announced the imminent move to Israel. Now it turns out that the expected arrival of that player, which was revealed here on the Sports Channel, caused a stir in the Khodorov complex.
Due to the professional deterioration of Hapoel Tel Aviv in recent times, the Nisanov brothers decided to return to the front of the stage and be more involved in decision-making at the club after recently taking a step back. As part of the owners’ efforts to improve the team’s situation, they located the Croatian midfielder and motivated his arrival.
The Nissanovs thought that the midfielder had the ability to upgrade the team, but unlike them, insiders share that the professional manager, Omer Buxenbaum, thought completely differently and was against the player’s arrival in Hapoel.
Already at the beginning of his career, Buxenbaum stated that he would leave if they interfered with his professional decisions. After, despite claiming that the player should not be signed, the contacts with him progressed. Buksa felt this was one step too far, and it was actually the straw that broke the camel’s back and led to his resignation.
Despite this, it should be noted that Hapoel Tel emphasizes that despite the differences of opinion, the parties parted in a good and gentlemanly spirit, and Boxenbaum remains available to help the club acclimate to the new situation
As I recall, there was a similar case at the beginning of the season as well. The Montenegrin defender Marko Tucci Medcic was hired by Itzik Nisanov in Israel with the aim of strengthening the team, but then Kobi Kirafa and Boxenbaum insisted that they were not interested in joining, and the deal fell through.
After the resignation, Sloboden Drapich will receive compensation of 3 salaries from Po’el Tel Aviv, while Boxenbaum, who held the contract for 4 seasons and resigned on his own initiative, reached an agreement according to which he will not receive compensation from the club’s management.