Maccabi Tel Aviv Resumes Contract Talks with Star Player Roman Sorkin

Negotiations between Israeli basketball club Maccabi Tel Aviv and its star center Roman Sorkin have resumed regarding a contract upgrade. Sorkin, who is under contract with Maccabi until 2029, stated that no offer has been formally presented yet. Club management has emphasized Sorkin's significant value and importance to the team.

The team aims to finalize the contract before the league season begins. Talks had stalled for the entire summer, with the two sides only resuming discussions about three weeks ago. Initially, Sorkin found the club's offer of approximately $1.3 million per season irrelevant and communicated this to the team.

Maccabi subsequently increased their offer to around $1.5 million per season, but Sorkin has not yet responded to this revised proposal. Following a loss to Latvia in World Cup qualifiers in late August, Sorkin told a sports channel that contract extension talks were not currently relevant, citing an "irrelevant offer" and a lack of ongoing negotiations. He assured fans that he would remain with Maccabi for the remaining three years of his contract, adding that he had "learned a lesson."