Four foreigners out of six will continue in Haifa next season

After we announced yesterday in ONE that Barak Bachar is expected to continue next season regardless of winning or not winning the championship title, it seems that Maccabi Haifa will make changes to the team’s squad towards 2021/2022.

In the foreign division, four of the six foreigners will continue: Bogdan Planic, Jose Rodriguez, Goodsway Donio and Chiron Cherry. Yannick Wildshot and Ernest Mabouka are not expected to continue. Mabuka is ending a contract and the expectation is to bring in a better defender and instead of Wildshot, a high-level attacking player is expected to arrive. The Dutchman went through quite a few upheavals this season due to injuries and Corona but even when he was already recovering and getting opportunities he failed to make a difference and did not return for the time being to show his good ability from last season.

Haifa will continue next season to be full of attacking players, including league goalscorer Nikita Rokavica, who is expected to sign for another two years, Omar Atzili, Dolev Haziza, Sheri, Donio, Muhammad Awad as well as young striker Nehorai Yifrach, who is in advanced negotiations with the club to extend his contract. More years.

There are likely to be changes in the back. Apart from a right-back in place of Mabuka, it seems that Haifa will add another brake in place of Eid Habashi, who according to all indications will not continue. Abyssinian, regardless of his recent injury, was pushed to the bench. It seems that if the brake wants to leave in order to play Haifa, it will not stand in its way.

Abyssinian. Will leave to play? (Omri Stein)

Rami Gershon, who holds a contract for another season and is very much appreciated by the club, is expected to continue under his contract and serve as a back-up player as has happened recently. Gershon is expected to start in the league game against Maccabi Petah Tikva in place of Bogdan Planich, who was sent off due to the accumulation of yellow cards. The Serb who stretched his back thigh muscle a little will be fit to play against Maccabi Tel Aviv. In Haifa, they will also try to train Taleb Twataha, who suffers from a small tear in his groin.