Will Piero leave? The situation of foreigners in Maccabi Haifa for next season

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Doron Ben Dor

Maccabi Haifa players (Omari Stein)

Maccabi Haifa players (Omari Stein)

After the great victory in the derby, Maccabi Haifa will try to continue the momentum when they host the second at 20:30 at Hapoel Tel Aviv. Omer Atzili, Dolev Haziza and Dia Saba, who are expected to start at 11, were relieved and left training at an earlier stage in order to reduce the load. Coach Barak Becher has not yet practiced the lineup and at least at the moment it is still not clear if he will start with an adventurous lineup like in the derby.

Against Hapoel Haifa, as I remember, the Greens came up with Ali Muhammad as the only midfielder and in front of him a formidable attacking part that included Haziza, Saba, Atzil Chiron Sherry and Franzi Piero. It is possible that Dean David will start at the expense of the striker of the Haitian national team, to make room for another foreigner, in which case the French stopper Dylan Betobinsica will return to the lineup at the expense of the injured Sean Goldberg.

At least at this point in Carmel they are still not talking out loud about next season, but it seems that the safe foreigners of the team for next season are the pair of defenders Daniel Sondergan and Pierre Corneau, Abdoulaye Sek and Sherri who recently signed a contract for two more years. Piero, who was purchased for 1.6 million euros, has a contract for next season, but it is currently unclear whether the champion would prefer to add a foreign striker at his expense.

Franzi Piero.  Will the most expensive acquisition in the club's history leave?  (Omari Stein)Franzi Piero. Will the most expensive acquisition in the club’s history leave? (Omari Stein)

The goal is to keep Betobinsica as well, but the group will once again consider the feasibility of the deal, which includes a transfer fee of 1.3 million euros. Decisions on the subject will be made depending on the future of Josh Cohen, who, as published in ONE, should make a decision whether to stay in the group or leave for the USA. If he leaves, it will be possible to add a foreign or Israeli goalkeeper to the side of Roi Mishpeti, who wants to keep him for two more years.

Maccabi Haifa is going through the unfolding experience

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