Strengthening the red squad. Lidor Cohen signed today (Friday) at Hapoel Tel Aviv until the end of the season and already this morning held his debut training. His candidacy for the team was first published here on the Sports Channel website.
Cohen said after the signing: “I am happy to sign at a big club like Hapoel Tel Aviv. Hope to help the team rise and get out of this situation, because this is not the place Hapoel should be. I believe that together we will achieve our goals this season.”
The contact came to the team after playing for about half a year in the uniform of Dila Guri from the Georgian League (along with Roy Malika). Before that, he began his adult career at Maccabi Petah Tikva, where he played most of his years as a footballer, and also spent three seasons in the Betar Jerusalem uniform.
By the way, due to the economic situation from the Corona crisis, the player does not have a grant to stay in the league. In addition, the management did not include the clause it introduced for most of the players in the summer, that the salary is conditional only on the holding of the Premier League games. The Reds will have to pass his contract in budget control. Due to the fact that he became a free agent only in the middle of the month, Cohen will be able to play after the transfer window opens – on January 10.
Also in Khodorov continue to look for more reinforcements, and the next in line may be Dan Einbinder. Negotiations with the club on a contract for a season and a half, but at the moment there are still gaps.
In another matter, about 100 fans came to the team’s training session today to push them ahead of the derby against Maccabi Tel Aviv on Monday. Eddie Gottlieb, who suffers from groin pain, will undergo an MRI scan to rule out a tear. In any case, he is not expected to play in the derby.
