The striker who was loaned from Hapoel B'Shlosha was injured in training, will undergo surgery and will be out for a long time • Shlomi Azulai, who was released from Betar Jerusalem, will join Haim Sylves' team in his place?
Ganem in BS uniform. Prolonged absence
Photography:
Alan Shiver
Hapoel Haifa striker Case Ganem is suffering from a tear in the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee and will be out for an extended period.
An MRI examination of the player revealed the result that requires him to undergo surgery.
Ganem has not played a single game in Haim Sylves' team uniform.
He was loaned out during the Corona break from Hapoel B'Shlosha until the end of the season after a long period in which the Reds were looking for a striker.
One of the candidates to replace Ganem is striker Shlomi Azulai, who was released from Betar Jerusalem and is considered a free agent. Last season, Azulai scored 9 goals for the team from the capital.
On another, more positive issue, the corona tests that the players and professional team members went through yesterday came back negative.
This is the second test that the whole group undergoes when all the answers are correct.
This reduced the fear of mass infection, as young actor Snir Talias was last Friday tested positive for the virus.
At the same time, the group will conduct a few more days of further testing so as not to take risks.
Today the group will start a mini training camp to be held in Haifa.
The players and the professional team will stay in a hotel and hold two training sessions a day, as part of the desire to improve their physical fitness ahead of the return of the Premier League next Saturday.