Maccabi Netanya Allocates €250,000 Salary Budget to Sign Senior Defender

Maccabi Netanya is actively working to strengthen its defense ahead of the upcoming season, with club owner Ross Kastin allocating a salary budget of 250,000 euros for signing a senior center-back. This move comes after a 3-3 draw against Ironi Tiberias, which highlighted the team's defensive weaknesses. The club is also pursuing Portuguese goalkeeper Samo Silva, who is expected to decide within 24 hours whether to join the team. Over the weekend, Silva toured Tel Aviv with the club's vice president Kobi Lavi and his agent, and they met with player Matheus Dabo at a local restaurant. Today, Silva and his agent will visit the training complex and stadium, hoping for a positive decision. To entice Silva to sign, the club has promised him an apartment near the sea. Meanwhile, Maccabi Netanya will play another preparatory match against Hapoel Haifa on Tuesday, with coach Ronny Levy aiming to improve the team's defensive performance, which was among the worst in the league last season before he replaced Yossi Abuksis.