Maccabi Tel Aviv Keeps Dor Peretz on a New Three-Year Deal

After a long and exhausting saga, Maccabi Tel Aviv has succeeded in keeping captain Dor Peretz, who signed a new three-year contract on Thursday with an option for two more seasons. His base salary will be 500,000 euros a year, but the deal includes a special clause that can significantly increase his earnings if he plays in 50% of the matches in a season. There are no goal or assist bonuses, but there are other incentives, and if Maccabi are stronger this season and achieve more, he could earn more than the 550,000 euros he made last year.

The breakthrough came after Peretz returned from a trip to Zagreb, where he had been considering an offer from Dinamo Zagreb. The club's new sporting director, Steven Venhaer, arrived in Israel at the same time and met Peretz twice, stressing his importance to the team. Maccabi owner Mitch Goldhar also became involved, and the financial offer was upgraded several times over the last 10 days.

The final upgrade came on Thursday night, sealing the agreement. Because of the two-year option, there is a chance that the 31-year-old Peretz will finish his career in yellow and retire as a Maccabi Tel Aviv player. People close to him said,