The Hogg-Abramov affair, and the transfer of ownership of Bnei Yehuda and Betar Jerusalem, do not cease to surprise, and we may be on our way to another twist.
Throughout the past year, Betar Jerusalem was the one mentioned on the issue of liquidation, but it may be that Bnei Yehuda is the one who gets into trouble. The reason? At this stage, no request has been submitted to transfer the management rights to Bnei Yehuda. The agreement to transfer the rights, Abramov will withdraw from the Betar deal, but he does not intend to invest out of pocket in Bnei Yehuda.
As for the Betar deal, the police already have positive signals and the club understands that the guarantee issue from the municipality can be bridged, the police should not torpedo the deal either. But at the moment the problem is that Abramov is “stuck” with Bnei Yehuda. Behind it is a senior official who has previously managed Bnei Yehuda. According to the economic documents, Bnei Yehuda has debts of NIS 2.6 million.
In addition, there is also the issue of actor Amit Cohen. Barak Abramov has an offer for about NIS 600,000, which will further reduce the debt. Another problem that exists is Eliran Atar’s heavy contract, which is estimated at over $ 150,000 per season, a very heavy contract in terms of the National League.
For Bnei Yehuda, the coming days will be critical. If the buyer’s issue is not resolved in the next 24 hours, Abramov will not be able to advance the Betar deal and will be forced to withdraw. In addition, he does not intend to stay in Bnei Yehuda, and therefore this situation, Abramov does not intend to invest money out of his own pocket, and the club does not currently have a final account in the budget control.
A senior source who is trying to reach an agreement between the parties, said that Abramov sent an unequivocal message: “Anyone who thinks I am under pressure from the Betar Jerusalem deal and is trying to take advantage of it will very quickly realize that I am not a sucker. For my part, that in the end I will not be in Betar Jerusalem or Bnei Yehuda. What needs to happen will happen. “
And back to Betar. In the last few hours, the decision was made that as long as there is no final decision on the budget control, the team will open its usual Toto Cup games on 30.7 against Ashdod Sports Club, and Maccabi Petah Tikva will open the Toto Cup games season on 1.8 in a derby against Hapoel Petah Tikva.
Another initiative that has fallen in recent hours is that of a senior Israeli footballer, who made an offer according to which the Premier League teams will give up an advance that they deserve before the start of the season in the amount of NIS 1 million per team, an amount that will go to Betar Jerusalem. Of Betar this season.
Such an offer requires the approval of all teams in the league. The same executive tried to test the feasibility of the deal, but it fell due to resolute opposition. Despite all the surrounding statements and speculations, none of the group owners has yet convened an urgent discussion in the administration in favor of Betar Jerusalem’s affairs. In the future of Betar Jerusalem.