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Maccabi Tel Aviv is making a big effort to sign Younes Melda.
The team hopes to close things definitively in the next day or so, whether the transaction will be carried out in the form of a loan with an option at the end of the season or an immediate purchase.
The difficulty of bringing in foreigners in the current situation in Israel in addition to the belief that Malda can contribute offensively, led to pressures to acquire the player.
The talks with the Belgians last about two weeks.
Maccabi Tel Aviv believes that Malda can contribute in the coming years, and they have not yet finalized the outline of the deal.
According to Maccabi Tel Aviv, Melda can play both on the wing and as an additional striker.
On the way back to Israel.
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Melda is a product of the youth department of Maccabi Netanya, in the media he also burst into consciousness as a senior player, especially after he scored four goals in one game in the 2020/21 season.
In January 2021, he was purchased by Gent and signed with the Belgian team for 4.5 years.
After having trouble getting minutes and leaving a mark in Ghent, Melda moved to Mechelen in the summer of 2022 with a three-year contract.
This season he made 13 appearances and scored three goals in the Belgian league.
His resume also has two appearances in the Israeli national team.
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