Doron Ben Dor
Dia Saba (Instagram)
After the 2:5 victory over Hapoel Tel Aviv, Maccabi Haifa can wrap up an excellent round of games and send the players on a week’s vacation, after which the team will resume training and later go to a training camp in Greece, where they will hold a training match against Aris Thessaloniki in preparation for the resumption of the league games.
At the same time, the club is aiming for the transfer window, in January where there is a desire to make a small amount of improvements to try and strengthen the squad with the aim of refreshing the ranks. Among the players who may find themselves temporarily or permanently separated from the team are Yanon Eliyahu who does not find himself winning playing minutes from the moment Raz Meir returned and replaced the injured Daniel Sondgren, the young Maor Levy who will ask to leave on loan in order to win playing minutes, Ofri Arad and Ben Shaher who have already Time is not in Barak Becher’s professional plans.
At the same time, there is a desire to strengthen with two or three players. Dia Saba who is testing his steps is the hottest name for the January transfer window. Saba is calculating his steps these days and is examining all options overseas. If Sondgren gains citizenship by January, Maccabi Haifa will be able to bring another foreigner to the squad as part of the preparation for next season.
Regarding Kiryat Shmona city striker Itamar Shabiru, whose name was mentioned as a candidate to join, at the moment it seems like a deal that is far from the chapter mainly due to the financial costs involved in his arrival. Transfer fees for his break may reach 1.5 million euros, an amount that Maccabi Haifa will not agree to pay. But if there is a drop in requirements or a lower outline that includes player exchanges, things can change.
