Doron Ben Dor
Barak Becher (Omari Stein)
Maccabi Haifa is already aiming for the World Cup break in order to try and make several changes in the squad with the aim of retaining the championship title. This is a two-way change that will take place. Some of the players who are not in the programs and do not receive credit will be loaned or released, and on the other hand, several players are supposed to join in very specific positions that are supposed to be a backup to the existing squad.
In Haifa they already understand that there is no escape from trying and adding first of all a game-making midfielder who will be an alternative to Chiron Sherry. The big load on Sherry gave its signals in some of the games, what’s more Sherry is not getting any younger and Haifa doesn’t actually have an alternative at an equal level to its number 10. Muhammad Kanaan from Ashdod, whose name was already mentioned a few months ago as a possible reinforcement, may be taken into consideration again. The talented midfielder aspires to progress and may make the way to Haifa if the price for him is realistic.
Haifa has already made a deal with Jackie Ben Zaken for the purchase of Dean David which is considered a great success and it is not impossible that a similar deal will be made this time as well. Two other positions in which Haifa is looking to strengthen are the position of the midfielder and goal striker. One of the more talented strikers that Haifa is considering is Kiryat Shmona striker Itamar Shabiru, after whom other big clubs are courting. In Haifa they claim at the moment that Shabiru is not worth the 1.5 million euros that KSH wants for him, but if the price is significantly reduced there is something to talk about while looking at the future of the deal and knowing that next season both Ben Shaher who is not in Barak Becher’s plans and Nikita Rukavica who is finishing Jose is expected to leave.
In Haifa, they are also aiming for Daniel Sondgren to become a citizen by January. In such a situation, this would pave the way for the possibility of adding another high-quality foreigner to one of the positions. In the position of the back midfielder, the name of Aden Kartsev from Maccabi Netanya may come up again, but this depends on the midfielder himself who aspires to go to Europe and is not interested in making a move to a big team in Israel.
By the way, the professional manager Gal Alberman is simultaneously trying to follow talented players from other teams in the Premier League who can be taken into account for the benefit of strengthening the squad in the coming years. Among the players who may leave are Maor Levy who aspires to go out on loan and win more playing minutes, Yanon Eliyahu who no longer receives playing minutes, Ofri Arad who is trying to find himself continues to win significant minutes and it is possible that even Ben Shahar, who has long since realized that he does not receive professional credit at Becher, will continue further.
