Maccabi Tel Aviv tried to add Abergel and was refused. Try again? - Voila! sport

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French-Jewish midfielder Laurent Abergel, a candidate to join Maccabi Haifa, received offers from Maccabi Tel Aviv in the past two years but preferred to stay at Lorient of the French first division. The midfielder, who can play in the Premier League on an Israeli standard, has been in the crosshairs of Maccabi Tel Aviv over the past two summers, which tried to acquire him, but was refused both because his team did not want to sell and because he himself preferred to continue in France.

Now the conditions are ripe for Abergel's move and Maccabi Haifa has entered the picture. Maccabi Tel Aviv is also reexamining the idea in light of the change that has occurred in the position of the player and his team. It is estimated that Abergel's price is around 1.2 million euros and his salary is around 500,<> euros net.

A new struggle between Tel Aviv and Haifa? Abergel (Photo by Getty Images, Sylvain Lefevre)

Maccabi Tel Aviv has no shortage of players in the back midfield. Dan Glazer, Dor Peretz and Juris van Overeem are signed for next season, while the option on Eyal Golsa will be exercised, so he is already in. At the same time, the fact that Abergel is not considered a foreigner can be a good enough reason to move forward with such a deal and things are on the table as with Israeli players playing abroad who can raise the level in Kiryat Shalom.

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