Will he win the Belgian Golden Shoe on the way back to the Premier League? Lior Rapalov, one of the successful legionnaires who has represented Israel in recent years, is in advanced negotiations with Betar Jerusalem, according to reports in the Belgian media.
The Antwerp contract’s contract expires at the end of June, and meanwhile, according to the same reports, there is not much progress in talks about a renewal. It is possible that these rumors arose in order to put pressure on the club to negotiate with him in order to sign him again, as he is considered a highly valued player given his numbers as well as winning the Player of the Year title.
Reports indicate that Raphaelov has already received an offer from the group from the Israeli capital with a two-and-a-half year contract. As mentioned, this is news from the foreign media, so it is not yet known how far the contacts are really progressing. It was further alleged that Genk is interested in joining him in the summer for free and that Ghent is also following.
Raphaelov left Israel almost 10 years ago, when he moved from Maccabi Haifa to Club Brugge in the summer of 2011. He played for the club until the end of the 2017/18 season and then moved to Antwerp, and managed to register 34 appearances in the Europa League (excluding qualifiers) and one appearance in the Champions League (not included His performances as a Haifa player before that). In addition to his most prestigious individual title, he won with Bruges two championships and one trophy, as well as a trophy also with Antwerp.
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