Maccabi Haifa is thinking ahead. Omar Atzili’s good performances in Europe and in the league and the enormous appreciation he receives in Maccabi Haifa and among the fans even during the period when he came on as a substitute led the team to the decision to offer the player a new contract.
A meeting between the parties was arranged even before the match against Juventus and now his agent, Ronen Katsav, is waiting for a meeting with the vice president Uzi Mor and Or Shahar to open the contract. Atzili has a contract for two more years but past cases have already created precedents for players who are in great shape to extend their contracts even before they expire as a sign of appreciation.
In fact, Azili is not the only one summoned. Charon Sherry will also receive an offer for another year and has already expressed a desire to end his career at the club. The third name on the list, Netta Lavi, is interested in going abroad to fulfill his dream regardless of how high a financial offer it may be. Those around Lavi stated that even if he parted ways with the club, it would be done in a good way and after a six-eyed conversation between him and Yaakov Shahar and Uzi Mor. Shawn Goldberg , who ends his contract in the summer, will receive a two-year offer and Ali Muhammad will try to keep in Haifa at any cost. Both are expected to be significantly upgraded.
In the meantime, Barak Becher gave two days off to the players except for a few who reached completion yesterday in Kfar Galim. The club understands that they will have to get down to earth after the historic victory over Juventus that led to compliments throughout Europe. “We cannot lose points right now,” they said in Haifa ahead of the match against Hapoel Hadera. With the exception of Dolev Haziza, who received an injection yesterday and will be absent for the next two weeks, the rest of the players are fit and Bacher will start with the strongest lineup at his disposal as he stated after the loss to Bnei Rayna in which he criticized some of the substitute players without naming them.