2024-03-23 08:13:32
Maccabi Haifa has already come to terms with the departure of Anan Halaili, who is expected to sign in the coming days at Royal Union Saint-Gilleois. His sale will bring 6.5 million euros into the club’s coffers, and in the summer they will have to add a suitable replacement for the one who scored 12 goals this season and added six assists in all competitions.
Maccabi Haifa’s preferred option is the ex-Omer Azili, who was sold last summer to El Ain for two million euros. The winger who will celebrate his 31st birthday this summer earns about 1.5 million euros per season in the United Arab Emirates, an amount that the Greens will not pay, when the salary record this season was Dia Saba with 600 thousand euros.
While in Maccabi Haifa Atzili was the outstanding scorer and together with Charon Sherry were the stars of the team, in El Ain he is ranked fourth in scorers, third in assists and this season did not register for most of the games in the Asian Champions League. According to the estimates, El Ein is not expected to demand more than the amount it paid to the Greens, but between his current salary in the United Arab Emirates and the highest salary in Maccabi Haifa, there is a difference of 900,000 euros, something that the parties will try to resolve.
If Maccabi Haifa fails to return Atzili, there is another alternative: Shagib Yehezkel, who is waiting for FIFA’s decision in his case after Antalyaspor showed him the way out. In this case, it is a cheaper and simpler deal than Atzili’s deal. The Turks agreed with Hapoel Beer Sheva to purchase him for 1.35 million euros, but in practice they only paid about half of the amount. His salary in Turkey is estimated at half a million euros, a salary that he could receive at Maccabi Haifa.
Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel BS wanted the player’s services in January, but FIFA has yet to announce its way of dealing with the unusual case. Yehezkel can also play as a winger in a formation of three defenders, a role that Halaili filled quite a bit this season.
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