Gidi Lipkin
Nikita Rokavica Celebrates (Omri Stein)
Nikita Rokavica’s comeback to Maccabi Haifa is expected to become official tomorrow (Wednesday), when the striker will sign a one-season contract with the champions and thus return to Carmel after one season at Hapoel Beer Sheva. Rokavica is expected to earn about 170,000 euros per season, not including bonuses, with which he could reach about 200,000. In Haifa, not everyone was complete with the return of the Australian, but Barak Bachar, who wanted him very much, pressed for him and finally decided to go with the coach’s wishes.
Before signing with Maccabi Haifa, they wanted to be sure that the striker was aware of his intended role as a complementary player, so coach Barak Bachar spoke to him. “I have no problem being a third striker at first,” he said Rokavica In conversation. He knows he’s not coming back as a first fiddle anymore, though in conversations he is heard saying he’s sure he’s going to take a place in the Greens’ lineup very soon.
At the same time, after the last few days in the team, the possibility of attaching the brake Hatem ‘Abd al-Hamid is being dropped, after realizing that Alona Barkat and Hapoel Beer Sheva will not be in a hurry to release him. The group does not intend to enter into a confrontation nor is it complete with its joining for other reasons.
As for striker Frantzi Piero, who is being negotiated, the Greens are even willing to pay about 1.8 million euros in light of the understanding that he can be a goal machine in the Premier League. However, for now the player himself is exploring other alternatives besides Haifa, so the team is exploring more options for attack. Overall the team is in not a bad situation in terms of the squad, when at this point it needs another striker, defender and maybe one more player to complete the squad with point reinforcement.
