Hapoel Tel Aviv Faces Financial Woes Amid Player Registration Dispute
Translated & summarized from Sport5 by baba
Hapoel Tel Aviv faces financial hurdles preventing the registration of player Sambinha, who has completed his doping suspension. The club, under a court-appointed trustee due to an ownership dispute, needs to provide an additional NIS 880,000 in collateral for Sambinha's contract. This situation is compounded by a transfer ban, limiting replacements. The team is preparing for their match against Hapoel Tel Aviv, hoping to improve their performance despite these challenges.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Player Sambinha cannot be registered by Hapoel Tel Aviv due to financial control issues.
- The club requires an additional NIS 880,000 in collateral for Sambinha's contract.
- Hapoel Tel Aviv is currently under the management of trustee Adv. Liza Hadash.
- The club is also subject to a transfer ban, preventing January reinforcements.
- The team is preparing for a match against Hapoel Tel Aviv despite internal difficulties.
Hapoel Tel Aviv, currently at the bottom of the league table, is preparing for their upcoming match against Hapoel Tel Aviv at Bloomfield Stadium. A significant focus this week has been on player Sambinha, who completed his suspension from the Israeli Anti-Doping Agency before the previous round. However, due to the club's financial difficulties, Sambinha has not yet passed the budget control review, as first reported by Sport Channel.
The club is currently under the management of trustee Adv. Liza Hadash, appointed by the District Court amid a dispute between owner Arieh Kalmanzon and his former partner Miki Beitan. Although the club has NIS 2 million available as a guarantee in the budget control, Sambinha's contract has not been approved due to a new demand for an additional NIS 880,000 in liquid collateral, beyond existing guarantees that remain unpaid by the trustee's decision.
The inability to register Sambinha represents a severe professional blow, especially as Tel Aviv cannot sign a replacement or strengthen their squad in the January transfer window due to a penalty from last season's double contract affair. "NIS 880,000 as collateral for one player? It feels like an extortion attempt," expressed anger within the club.
In contrast, foreign defender Niv Gottlieb and David Keltins are available after serving their three-month suspensions and are expected to remain in the starting lineup. Nana and Mansour Badji are also contenders for starting positions, potentially replacing Ari Cohen and Guy Sankar. Kais Ghanem has returned to training but is not yet fully fit, similar to Chris Kouakou; both are doubtful for the match and likely to start on the bench.
Professionally, the team hopes to build on the positive performance shown for most of the game against Hapoel Be'er Sheva, aiming for better concentration and finishing to surprise their opponents. The estimated lineup includes: Ido Sharon; Mansour Badji, Ron Unger, Ondrej Bacho, Ziv Morgan, Daniel Golani; Niv Gottlieb, David Keltins, Eden Shamir, Nana; Arthur Marinayan.
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