Asi Maman 18/02/2021 10:14
The Strangers of Celebrating in Betar (Graphics: Carolina Arichman)
On August 13, 2018, Moshe Hogg bought Betar Jerusalem from Eli Tabib. The new owner of the team promised to take the team from the capital to new records and after about two and a half years he landed quite a few foreign players in Israel, most of whom had potential and won big titles. But in the end failed to leave a mark on the club and were quietly released.
Now, ONE presents the acquisition campaign that the owner made, in the various windows, with the foreign players who were supposed to upgrade the team. All the players who were signed, the ones who surprisingly disappeared as opposed to who came, and also the most successful ones who helped enrich the club’s coffers.
Summer 2018
Afonso Tierra – The Portuguese midfielder, who came from Kiryat Shmona for 200,000 euros, was signed for two years, but left about a year later after recording 17 league appearances and one goal he scored against Bnei Sakhnin.
Bruno is hostile – A Nigerian full-back who arrived on a free transfer, when he previously played for Hapoel Acre, which was relegated to the national league. He concluded by the end of the season with an option for another one, but left shortly after Snir Klinger replaced Guy Luzon and decided to release him from the squad. In fact, he was signed in October and released before the January transfer window. disappointing.
Ulnara closet – A Nigerian striker who signed with Betar Jerusalem until the end of the season with an option for another one. From Beit Vagan and it later turned out that he was released “following disciplinary violations.” Undoubtedly, one of the most delusional stories.
Winter 2019
Freddie Flomin – Arrived from Hapoel Hadera for $ 500,000 after starring in this team and leading it to success in a short time. Already after half a season in Hadera, Betar wanted to sign the Frenchman and he did sign a three-year contract. But in the end he left after a year and a half, after 42 appearances and 11 goals in the Premier League, in favor of the Turkish Samsonfor for 200 thousand euros.
Mihai Woodz The striker was signed in January and released in the summer. The Romanian recorded 7 league appearances, in which he opened only once in the squad. That was enough to understand that he was not upgrading Betar and the team decided to release him. Beyond that, he was involved in a gambling affair over a game of his former team Vitorol and was punished for it.
Anthony Annan – Ghana national team contact who played during his career at Schalke, Ossona, Vitesse Arnhem and Rosenburg among others. On paper, it was a relatively impressive resume. “Building a strong team,” Hughes declared after his January acquisition campaign. But after half a season and only four league appearances in the yellow-and-black uniform, he also left.
Summer 2019
Ali Muhammad – Acquired for $ 2.5 million from Maccabi Netanya, after being one of the most impressive foreigners in Israel. He signed for three years plus an option for a fourth season in a team from the capital and so far it seems that he is the most significant acquisition player who came to the team in the era of Moshe Hogg. The Nigerian is doing a second season on the team and is an anchor in the lineup.
Diego Vardska – Portuguese stopper who joined from Zaragoza for 300 thousand euros. In the first season he actually played regularly on defense, but this season was no longer in the plans after making a different nonsense mistake in every few games. Betar announced that it was frozen.
Levi Garcia – The acquisition that came after a great season at Kiryat Shmona was supposed to complete a deadly, fast and offensive link in his new team. The deal was estimated at 1.2 million euros. He played throughout most of last season, but was quite disappointed when he scored just five goals and cooked up three more, when expectations were higher. A year later, AEK Athens was sold in a deal valued at 2 million euros. In this case, Celebrate made money.
Winter 2020
No strangers arrived.
Summer 2020
Glaofilo Plater Hasselbaink – Nigel’s cousin, a pioneer in his profession and a young actor. Arrived from Cyprus and so far he is having a hard time leaving a mark. He has only one goal, though to his credit it can also be said that he was also injured at the start of the season, treated at the hospital and absent. Now Betar Jerusalem is interested in transferring him on loan to another team.
From his tenants – A 22-year-old Brazilian midfielder who signed with the team and was supposed to be one of the most interesting players to come to the club recently, but the fans have not seen him yet. Matausinio arrived in Israel after the rehabilitation he performed, but discovered that he had contracted in Corona. Now he is in Israel again and with zero league appearances there is no doubt that this is a piece of mystery.
Santiago Ocampus – A right-back, a young Paraguayan player who played for Juventus’ youth team, was supposed to be the next big thing. Undoubtedly, according to the way he went in his youth, he seems to have a lot of potential, and the club’s announcement even stated that he “played last season in the Juventus reserve team and even trained with the senior team for the last two months. 11 of the tournament. ” But this season, he barely played in Betar’s 11. Even when he played, he made a terrible mistake in the defeat against Maccabi Haifa. Slobodan Drapic and Shai Barda lost patience with him after one league round and the club want to sell or transfer him on loan.
Winter 2021
Marko Jankovic Offensive midfielder, Montenegro national team player who played for Spal in the Italian sub-league. The latest acquisition that Moshe is celebrating lands in his team. It should be noted that he was found with high fat percentages in tests that Belgium and Warsaw underwent, according to reports in Poland. Will it manage to surprise, or will it be another question mark? only time will tell.
