Mohammed Hindi Signs With Hapoel Rishon LeZion
Translated & summarized from Sport5 by baba
Mohammed Hindi, former captain of Maccabi Petah Tikva, has signed with Hapoel Rishon LeZion. The deal includes a monthly salary of 17,000 NIS net, bonuses for points and playoff qualification, and promotion incentives. Hindi cited the challenge of promotion as his reason for joining, despite interest from other clubs. He previously helped Maccabi Petah Tikva win the State Cup and achieve promotion to the Premier League.
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- Mohammed Hindi, former captain of Maccabi Petah Tikva, signed with Hapoel Rishon LeZion.
- Hindi will earn 17,000 NIS net monthly, plus bonuses for points and playoff advancement.
- New sponsors Dudu and Natalie Athouri are funding the significant contract.
- Hindi was motivated by the challenge of promotion to the Premier League.
- He previously won the State Cup and helped Maccabi Petah Tikva achieve promotion.
Mohammed Hindi, the former captain of Maccabi Petah Tikva, has officially signed with Hapoel Rishon LeZion. The deal, which was reported by Sport Channel, comes after Rishon LeZion had pursued Hindi for a considerable period. Hindi, who recently terminated his contract with Maccabi Petah Tikva, explored various offers before accepting a lucrative proposal from his new club.
The new sponsors of Hapoel Rishon LeZion, Dudu and Natalie Athouri, have allocated a significant budget for Hindi's contract. He will reportedly earn 17,000 NIS net per month, with additional bonuses of 700 NIS per point. Furthermore, he is set to receive 15,000 NIS as a bonus for reaching the upper playoff bracket and two additional salaries if the team achieves promotion to the Premier League.
Present at the contract negotiations were Natalie and Dudu Athouri, their representative Ariel Barak, and Avi Pitousi, representing Rishon LeZion's chairman Eli Senior. The official signing is expected on Friday, after which Hindi will join the team's squad. Hindi cited the challenge of promotion as his primary motivation for joining the club, despite interest from other teams like Kfar Shalem and Ra'anana.
Hindi received three salaries as compensation for terminating his contract with Maccabi Petah Tikva. He joined Maccabi Petah Tikva in the summer of 2020 from MS Kfar Qasim and became a key player and captain. During his tenure, he played in numerous Premier League and National League matches, helped the team win the State Cup in the 2023/24 season, and was instrumental in their promotion to the Premier League last season. The Athouri family stated that Chairman Eli Senior is fully aligned with their goals and the attractive signing.
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