Breaking the tie in the south: a statement of intent in the name of Patrick Kalimela | Israel today

Almost a month ago, the name of the Polish striker Patrick Klimla was put on the table in Hapoel Beer Sheva.

A player who was purchased a year and a half ago for 4 million euros by New York Red Bull and an option was opened to sign him.

The confusion with the owner Alona Barkat was great, the numbers were also high, and in the end Kalimela dropped out of the chapter.

After the match against Maccabi Netanya (2:2), contact was again made with the club with a clear message: "There is another opportunity to sign Kalimela".

This time, Alona Barkat cut the story short and signed the actor, who landed at the end of the week.

This is an expensive player, who costs over half a million euros per season, with two acquisitions for over 8 million on his resume, one for 4 million by Scottish Celtic and one, as mentioned, by New York Red Bull.

Kalimela concluded a two-and-a-half-year contract with BS, hoping that this time, the investment will pay off and the club won't be "stuck" with a foreign player who doesn't contribute enough on the field and sits like a hump on the budget.

Alona Barkat.

Goes for the whole pot, photo: Alan Shiver

In Hapoel B.S. there were quite a few discussions about procurement in the current transfer window. The fact that about a million euros are paid to foreigners who are not in the professional programs made it very difficult. However, then Elton Akultsa moved to Ashdod, Andre Martinesh underwent surgery and most of his salary will be covered by the various insurance agencies, so that space was freed up in the budget , of course with a significant additional expense on the part of the owner.

Last summer, BS lost a number of foreign players. One of them is the Ghanaian striker Kwabina Owusu, who recently signed with the Hungarian Prentzvarous, after Maccabi Tel Aviv also wanted him.

Also, there were other foreigners who were disqualified for various reasons, some economic and some professional, but this time, they admitted in the southern club, that "the feeling was that there was an opportunity to bring in a tie-breaking foreigner".

Tomer Hemed.

Will continue to fight for minutes, photo: Alan Shiver

Now, Kalimela is the sixth foreigner in the club and he comes as a striker with an impressive record and one that should play for Eliniv Barda.

The meaning: until the end of the current window, BS may part with one of its players.

 The representatives of the striker Estrit Salmani are looking for teams in Sweden for him, as a start with the question until the end of the season and in the summer they will try to find a long-term solution for him.

Tomer Hamed and Itai Schechter will continue to fight for playing minutes, but the feeling in the capital of the Negev is that a reinforcement has arrived that can make the current team fight in a more serious and meaningful way for the championship.

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