The name Omar Atzili came up at Maccabi Haifa even before the current transfer window. Already at the beginning of the talks between Barak Bachar and Maccabi Haifa in the summer, he wanted to attach the connection, which in those days was at the center of an affair that agitated Israeli football. After Maccabi Tel Aviv showed him the way out, Azili was also interested in moving to Carmel, but there they vetoed the move until the suspicions against him became clear.
Noble, who recorded two great years at Maccabi Tel Aviv and was part of the two brilliant championships, realized that he had to leave Israel to focus on football. He signed for two years at Apoel Nicosia at a high salary, but the connection was not successful. In 14 appearances in all competitions, he scored twice and added three assists, but it was not a noble of Maccabi Tel Aviv, Betar Jerusalem or even Hapoel Rishon Lezion, his first senior team.
His wife, Or, who moved to live with him on the neighboring island with his children, wanted to return to Israel and left Cyprus even before her husband reached an agreement with Apoel about a breakup. The fact that he chose Maccabi Haifa over Betar Jerusalem also had significant weight for his wife, even though Noble had already played in the capital and recorded in the media a great success that led him to the Spanish Grande.
Following the decision to close the case in his case due to a “lack of guilt” party, Bachar again acted to join him and finally the club headed by President Yaakov Shachar decided to remove the veto to act on the issue. Bachar talked to a nobleman and explained to him where he sees him in the equation and hence the choice of greens over Betar Jerusalem was easy.
Despite the professional benefits that a noble brings with it, the move was opposed. The actor and his family went through a difficult period. He received insults and threats through social networks and graffiti was spray-painted in several centers in the country, including near the house of his agent Ronen Katsav. It is not clear if the matter has anything to do with the grenade placed in front of the actor’s parents’ house. However, Maccabi Haifa was behind the move and made it clear to him that these were not fans of the team, but imposters and on the other hand, many fans begged him to sign and even sent a bouquet of flowers to his home.
Both the club and the environment of the nobles are aware that there is a minority in the audience who opposed bringing it in, but it is estimated that both time and success on the grass will lead to a consensus. At Maccabi Haifa, it should be noted, they claimed that throughout the negotiations, the club members received thousands of messages to attach the noble, including emails, faxes, messages and calls to all members of the club.
The long-term contract he received testifies to Haifa’s trust in Noble and his ability to be part of the success this season and in the years to come, with the goal being to create a dynasty that was not there in the previous decade. Professionally, Bachar now has a positive headache, as so far Charon Cherry and Dolev Haziza have excelled in the wings and one of them will have to change position for a noble path.
Now Noble will try to open a new page in his career after a shaky year. If he returns the championship title to Carmel, he will go down in the history books of the club that without that affair, he probably would never have played in it.
