Despite the victory over Ares Thessaloniki, Maccabi Tel Aviv's plans regarding strengthening the team have not changed at all.
The Yellows believe that midfielder Dor Peretz will join soon, after the upgraded offer he received earlier this week and the progress in negotiations between the parties, and a foreign stopper will also arrive.
In addition, the name of Yonatan Cohen has come up recently as an option for reinforcements, and the Yellows are even ready to buy him back from Pisa for a sum of around one million euros, but in the club's surroundings they claim that the Italian team will want the maximum salary for him that they paid for him last year at 2.25 million euros. And these are not amounts that Maccabi will agree to pay the Italians.
Jonathan Cohen.
A return to yellow?, Photo: Ami Shoman
Coach Vladan Ivitch said yesterday that there were a number of foreign players who were close to closing: "At the last minute those players told us they didn't want to come, but we didn't stop looking for players and we want to bring a number of players to several positions."
At this stage there is a debate in the club which of the foreign players will leave if they manage to get their hands on a foreign brakeman.
Will it be Stiffa Hacking or Andre Geraldesh.
If the yellows receive an offer to buy the striker around one million euros, he will be sold to make room for the foreign stopper, otherwise the Portuguese defender will find himself out.
breakthrough.
Will he leave?, Photo: Alan Shiver
"I know Fritza from the previous team I coached. When Maccabi brought him in they talked to me and I told them he would be successful. Fritza scored 16-17 goals last year and I don't remember in my previous term here that there was a striker who scored that many goals," said Ivić, Fritza did Great job against Aris.
He is a fighter and I like players like that in the team.
We only have the option of 6 foreigners, and I can't say right now who won't continue when we bring foreign players to other positions, but I'm glad you broke through with us."
In the meantime, Ofir Davidzadeh is suffering from a groin injury and is currently in doubt for the rematch in Greece.
Djorja Jovanovic and Nir Bitton were replaced yesterday after suffering from muscle cramps.
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