Eran Zahavi will no longer wear the national uniform of the Israel national team, so before the official announcement of the football association published today (Monday).
But it turns out that the mediation talks between Yossi Benyon and Alon Hazan and the actor were conducted on several fronts.
The chairman of the football association, Shino Zoertz, came to the home of the Maccabi Tel Aviv star and tried to convince him to give up his demand to sleep alone in his room and rejoin the Israel national team.
It is important to note that this was on Banyon's opinion, out of a genuine attempt to resolve the issue.
However, the meeting did not lead to a solution and Benion continued to talk to Zahavi through his agent Ronan Katsav, who formerly also represented the professional manager and was one of the people closest to him.
One of the meetings was at Katsav's house and there Zahavi relented and agreed to sleep with another player, but the night before a game, he made it clear that he insisted on sleeping alone.
In the conversations he explained that even at Maccabi Tel Aviv he sleeps alone the night before a game and if the team doesn't go to the hotel, the waiver also affects him and his wife Shai on a personal level. Stars of the past such as Haim Rabivo, who is considered close to Alon Hazan, were recruited for the task, when they also did not relieve both sides of their demands.
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Tried to find a solution, photo: Gideon Markovich
Banyon's basic claim was that this is a matter of principle and there is no intention to exclude one player from the other 23 players who make it to the Israeli national team.
Zahavi himself claimed that under the previous professional staff he had permission to sleep alone in the room.
The captain of the national team, Beavers Natho, was in the secret of the affairs and tried to compromise and he too, failed to bridge the gap between the professional team and the striker.
Zahavi also claimed that, for him, this is the best professional preparation for the games and if he is unable to do so, it will hurt him and the team.
Yesterday was the last call.
Banyon and Hazan wanted to put the saga behind them and made it clear that this is not good for the team, especially when next week they are supposed to publish the invitations.
In every message that passed, it was made clear that the desire of the two is to see Eran Zahavi in the Israeli national team.
In the last conversation it was understood that Zahavi is not ready to be flexible and in the association they gave their back to the professional team, who established the procedures from his first day in the national team.
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