After parting from the champion, the players involved in the minors' affair are preparing for a legal confrontation with the club: "Sit at home for a year if necessary" • Close to players fear: "In Israel there is no chance that teams will take them, they will say why we become immoral?"
Micha and Noble. "Goldhaar will not be given a shekel"
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noble. Will he go to Europe?
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Micah's generation
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The announcement of the end of the career of Omar Atzili and Dor Micha at Maccabi Tel Aviv did not surprise anyone who followed the minors' affair. On June 15, we first published in "Israel Hayom" that Mitch Goldhaar is expected to cut the two even if no indictment is filed against them. And more hints of the decision kept popping up - ignoring the coronation game, leaving them out of tests and training, Noble's statement: "99% we are out", and the final stamp landed last night.
At the moment, Maccabi Tel Aviv has not yet issued an official announcement on the subject, when according to the players' agent Ronen Katsav, the reason is because he received the announcement from the Yellows orally and not in writing. At this point Maccabi did not inform the players if it terminates the contract with them. Reaching an understanding with Noble and Micha regarding monetary compensation for breach of contract, only they can look for a new group for themselves.
Behind the scenes there have been attempts to reach understandings regarding monetary compensation in exchange for the termination of the contract, but according to a source close to the players, they are not going to give up their contract. "Micha and Atzili will not give up Maccabi Tel Aviv for a shekel," the source said in an interview with Israel Today.
On the other hand, Maccabi Tel Aviv will not be in a hurry to pay them compensation, and can claim a breach of contract between the two, so in accordance with these things it seems that the issue will soon reach arbitration at the Football Association's arbitration institution or even a civil court lawsuit.
Maccabi may never admit this and claim that the decision in question is only moral, but there is no doubt that the economic aspect also played a serious role here. Noble and Micha are the highest earners in the group. Each earns about half a million euros net per season, which means an employer cost per year of two million euros. If you will, the release of Atzili and Micha gave Maccabi Tel Aviv eight million shekels from the budget, which is undergoing a significant horizontal cut due to the corona crisis.
The question now is how the separation from Maccabi Tel Aviv will professionally affect the pair of players? It seems that the impact is already enormous. "In Israel there is no chance that a team will take them", an associate estimates the players and explains: "Maccabi Tel Aviv will decide their fate, so now for example Maccabi Haifa will come And say, if this is Maccabi's decision, why should we take them and become immoral? There is no chance. "
Ronen Katsav is already checking for Noble and Micha options in Cyprus, Greece, Poland, and Switzerland, with the goal of finding two teams for the upcoming season, even if that means they will have to cut their salaries by more than half. The two's entourage claim that a year or two of refreshment abroad will help them continue their careers, and even mentioned some cases of players around the world who were forced to "migrate" to another country and play there because of one affair or another, for example, Betar Jerusalem defender Antoine Conte , And eventually managed to rebuild their careers. "They are strong and will rise from it," conclude the two's surroundings.