The championship battle is in full swing and Maccabi Tel Aviv are determined to strengthen in the current transfer window. Quite a few candidates are on Patrick Van Levon’s desk these days, but the sports channel has learned that there is one who has managed to interest the Dutch coach in particular and has been marked as one who could make a big difference in the squad and become the champion’s joker.
You may have already heard the name Jurgen Locadia, certainly if you define yourself as a Premier League mouse. For those who do not know, this is the Dutch player of Brighton (27) who is able to play as a striker and winger on both sides and may come to Maccabi Tel Aviv on loan until the end of the season. Three years ago, Brighton acquired the player from PSV Eindhoven for a record 14 million for the club And signed him to a four-and-a-half season contract.
Lucadia is considered one of the most promising players after a great period in the Dutch luxury team in which he scored 9 goals in 15 appearances in the 2017/18 season. And even before that he won with the club two championships (2015 and 2016) and also appeared in the Champions League.
But unfortunately, when he reached the English league, Lucadia failed to make a mark in Brighton, and was loaned out twice. Once to Hoffenheim, where he scored 4 goals in the Bundesliga in 15 appearances and last season to Cincinnati in the MLS League also there he had a hard time fitting in. The player decided to return to Europe, to a team where he could once again display the numbers from the period in the Netherlands, but could not find his next loan station before the transfer window closed.
And while in Europe the gates closed last night, in Israel the transfer window is still open and so came the interesting offer of the Dutch player, who fell between the chairs, to Van Leven’s table, who thinks he can become the team’s equalizer. Lucadia may arrive on loan for free to Kiryat Shalom when he wants to earn about $ 500,000 by the end of the season, an amount that is currently an obstacle for the Yellows, mainly against the background of the safety net. In order to arrive, the player will have to compromise on his salary. If the deal does materialize, the Yellows will have a purchase option at the end of the loan period.
