Most of the time, coaches or employees who decide to hang up and resign are not entitled to continue receiving a salary from the employer. But in light of Maccabi Netanya’s high regard for Bnei Lam, who had a contract for two more years with a return clause to the youth department in case of departure, the club decided to meet him. Remember, Lam will not currently be in any position at the club.
Due to the fact that the youth department of the team is thriving and the teams in the department are successful at the professional level, in Netanya they did not see fit to make changes. At the same time, due to Eyal Segal’s closeness to Bnei Lam, the Sports Channel has learned that it has been decided to continue paying him a 35% cut salary until another position is found for him, or alternatively it is decided on his return to the youth department.
As part of the agreement between the parties, Lam was asked not to be interviewed, and in any case, he preferred at the moment to keep the Ba Gadel system quiet, which he has loved since childhood.
Regarding the future of Almog Cohen, it is important to note that the professional manager made it clear that he will leave the club if Bani Lam is fired, and not if he is fired – as happened in the end.
At the same time, Almog Cohen will get a chance to rebuild the team. According to the plan, eight players will leave in order to thin out the staff and the rotation – this is part of the conclusions drawn and compared to last year, which was considered very successful. Also, Eyal Segal does not want to make a significant change in the professional team except for the shock in the position of the coach, when there is no intention to leave Ran Kozhuk alone on the lines without another professional figure by his side.
In the professional sector, Yuval Ashkenazi will leave if teams agree to pay his salary. Also, the agents of Florian Hartherz and Erich Barko were given the green light to find teams for them, while Leroy Gabbay and Naftali Blai will also be loaned out.
Ahead of tomorrow’s game against Hapoel Kiryat Shmona, interim coach Ran Kozhuk is expected to make changes, with the main question being whether to keep goalkeeper Itamar Nitzan, who is not in good shape, and Raz Karmi, who came in as a substitute against Hapoel Hadera and showed high ability. Yuval Sade and Patrick Twamasi will continue to be absent due to injuries.
