feel the wind Yes, yes, the winter 2022 transfer window is about to open soon and the various Premier League teams will look for opportunities to strengthen and improve themselves. What else is happening in the winter transfer window, is giving the opportunity to start negotiations with players who finish their contracts this summer.
If so, we have collected into a few lines the list of senior Israeli players who will finish their contract in the summer of 2022, and will be able to start negotiations on a free transfer for the next season, as well as other players in the Premier League who will become free agents in the summer.
Dia Saba (Sivaspur, Turkey)
The case of the 30-year-old striker is slightly different from the number of cases that will be detailed later, this is because although Saba’s contract with his Turkish team is until the summer – he has already informed the club that he will exercise his exit clause and look to move to another team already in the upcoming transfer window in January. Saba joined Sivasspor from Al Nasser last August and in 17 appearances with his team in all formats scored five goals and assisted five more.
Neta Lavi (Maccabi Haifa)
The captain of the greens, who became the anchor of the champion and was one of the most prominent players in the Champions League campaign, will finish his eighth season with the senior team in Carmel this summer. At the moment – it is not yet known where Lavi’s professional path will continue.
Jordan Shua (Beitar Jerusalem)
After pouring his heart out in an exclusive interview to the Sport Channel, Shua stood out in the great victory of Beitar Jerusalem last weekend and this coming summer he will finish his third season in the capital after periods in Bnei Yehuda and Maccabi Haifa. As for him, it is still not clear where the career of Jordan Shua will continue – 23 next season. In addition, Beitar Jerusalem has an extension option in the contract with Shua.
Dor Micah (Hapoel Beer Sheva)
Since returning to Israel after a short period in Cyprus, Micah has found his place in the capital of the Negev. After winning the state cup with the team and scoring four league goals this season, Hapoel Beer Sheva recently began talks with the 30-year-old midfielder about continuing his career at the club.
Lior Rafalov (Anderlecht, Belgium)
The 36-year-old Israeli midfielder has long since become a regular player in the Belgian league, which he joined somewhere in 2011. At Anderlecht, which he joined last summer, he has already scored four goals this season and provided five assists in the league – a pace that, if he continues, he can mark V for another season Successful in the top Belgian league. Question marks are floating around where Rafalov would like to end his career, will it be Anderlecht? Maybe a return home to Maccabi Haifa or rather another destination? We will find out
Ofir Marciano (Feyenoord, Netherlands)
This is perhaps the most disappointing season for the 33-year-old goalkeeper since he left Israel at the end of the 2014/15 season. Marciano was relegated this season to the depths of the bench at Feyenoord with whom he made 12 appearances last season, and this season he has not yet played in an official game for his team.
Goni Naor (Hapoel Jerusalem)
The 23-year-old midfielder, who has already made his debut in the Israeli national team, should finish his contract in the capital this summer. In the past it has already been written about a number of teams that are following the player, and he is actually one of the youngest Israeli players who will finish their contracts with their teams this summer.
Eyal Golsa, Ofir Davidzadeh and Maor Kandil (Maccabi Tel Aviv)
The two defenders of Maccabi Tel Aviv are expected to finish their contract in Kiryat Shalom this summer. As you may remember, the 31-year-old Davidzade arrived in Israel after a period in Belgium and this season recorded three assists in 13 league appearances in the yellow uniform. The 29-year-old Kandil, for whom this is the fifth season at Maccabi Tel Aviv, scored a goal this season and set up a goal in 9 appearances in the league.
As far as Golsa is concerned, he is already in his seventh consecutive season at Maccabi Tel Aviv. After winning four championships and one state cup with the yellows, he played in 14 games for the yellows in all formats this season – scored three goals in the league and scored a goal in the conference league qualifiers.
Additional Israeli players whose contracts will expire this summer
Aid Habashi (Kiryat Shmona), Guy Melamed (Bnei Sakhnin), Michael Ohana (Maccabi Netanya), Boris Kleiman (Volos, Greece), Guy Badash (Hapoel Y-M), Maron Gantos (Bnei Sakhnin), Alon Turgeman and Hanan Meman (Hapoel Haifa), Roi Kehat (Kiryat Shmona), Aviv Avraham (Maccabi Netanya), Arad Bar (Maccabi Petah Tikva).
