Ohana for Betar players: 25% cut in salary | Israel Today

The chairman of Betar Jerusalem, Eli Ohana, and the trustee, Yitzhak Junger, met tonight (Saturday) with the team staff and the professional team following the financial situation in which the club found itself.

In the conversation itself, Ohana explained the situation to the players, and detailed the steps required for the club to continue to exist financially.

Junger detailed the goal, according to which the desire is to make a 25 percent cut in salaries, when a player who cuts and receives a higher offer will be able to find himself a team to move to.

In the conversation itself, Ohana said: "We hoped and tried in every way not to reach the current situation, but in the end this is the situation and if nothing out of the ordinary happens, we will have to implement a club austerity plan. We are aware of what is happening, "With you in the same boat, but at the moment there is no other choice beyond the current steps."

Junger added: "Over the last few months we have tried to do everything we can to avoid this situation, all the steps taken are in collaboration with the budget control and the association, which are aware of the current situation, and these steps are beyond the collateral used. We try to do things, but we can not commit to it. "

Junger also told the players: "We are trying to check more options if the deal does not materialize. It is around the clock. This is the team with the most crowds in the country, but no one in Israel, even because of all kinds of situations in the business world, was interested in buying it. Was a problem. In this situation a decision was made that because of the date of the transfer and purchase you have to come and tell you what is happening. The situation is uncertain, so a decision was made for a recovery plan that will try to reach the end of the season. The young people. It depends on you. "

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