Tiberias FC Faces Financial Crisis Over Player Registration
Translated & summarized from N12 by baba
Bottom-of-the-table Ironi Tiberias is facing a financial crisis, with player Sambinha unable to register due to a demand for an additional NIS 880,000 in collateral. The club's management called the demand "an attempted extortion." This comes as the team prepares to play Hapoel Tel Aviv on Saturday, with key players Niv Gottlieb and David Keltins returning from suspension. Coach Alon Ziv highlighted the team's need to focus on accumulating points.
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- Ironi Tiberias faces a financial crisis, demanding an additional NIS 880,000 for player Sambinha's registration.
- Club officials described the demand for collateral as "an attempted extortion."
- Player Sambinha's contract has not passed budget control due to the financial dispute.
- Tiberias is also banned from signing new players in the January transfer window.
- Defenders Niv Gottlieb and David Keltins are returning from a three-month suspension.
- Coach Alon Ziv emphasized the team's need to focus on accumulating points.
Hapoel Tel Aviv is set to face bottom-of-the-table Ironi Tiberias on Saturday at Bloomfield Stadium, but the latter is embroiled in a financial dispute that threatens to prevent player Sambinha from registering.
Tiberias is currently under the management of trustee Adv. Liza Hadash, appointed by the District Court due to a conflict between owner Arie Kalmanzon and his former partner Miki Beitan. The club has deposited NIS 2 million as a guarantee for the budget control, but Sambinha's contract has not yet passed due to a new demand for an additional NIS 880,000 in liquid collateral.
Club officials expressed outrage, calling the demand "an attempted extortion." The inability to register Sambinha is a significant professional blow, especially as Tiberias is also barred from signing replacements or strengthening its squad in the January transfer window due to a previous penalty for double contracts last season.
Meanwhile, defenders Niv Gottlieb and David Keltins are returning from a three-month suspension and are expected to feature in the starting lineup. Coach Alon Ziv acknowledged Hapoel Tel Aviv's strength, particularly at home, and stressed the need for his team to focus on accumulating points, noting their recent struggles in converting positive play into results.
"Our ability is certainly encouraging, but we are counting points and there we have not proven it in the last two games and we cannot give up on ourselves," Ziv stated. "A coach by nature is always worried, especially since we started with a big deficit and we don't want and won't let things slip away from us." Gottlieb expressed his happiness at returning to the field after a difficult three-month absence, emphasizing his desire to contribute to the team's progress.
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