Maccabi Haifa will resume today (Saturday) its preparations for the second game of the season against Maccabi Tel Aviv, which, apart from the battle for the top, is also expected to be Neta Lavi’s last at the club before moving to Gamba Osaka.
The negotiations between the captain and the Japanese team are on the verge of being signed and there is optimism that a solution will be found and in the coming days he will officially sign the contract after the Japanese reached an agreement with Maccabi Haifa on a transfer fee of half a million euros and a percentage of a future sale. Maccabi Haifa also understands that the captain will leave after Maccabi Haifa A and prepare for it.
Professionally, Daniel Sondgren, Ali Muhammad and Mavis Chibuta who did not practice on Thursday due to illness will return to training, while the defender and midfielder are also in Barak Becher’s lineup against Maccabi Tel Aviv.
The decision regarding Sondgren will be made close to the game and will affect his inclusion in the San Menachem lineup, who will return to training himself after becoming a father. It appears that Bakr will continue in the three-back formation, while Dolev Haziza’s place is guaranteed on the right or left wing and the debate is between the Swedish defender and Menachem.
There is also confusion in the midfield, while the place of Muhammad Abu Fani and Charon Sherry is guaranteed, Neta Lavi who will record his farewell game may start at the expense of Ali Muhammad. It appears that Frantezdi Piero will start on the bench, while Omar Atzili and Dean David, who are in good shape, are given priority over him.