Beitar Jerusalem Pursues Additional Foreign Defender Ahead of Season Opener

Beitar Jerusalem is accelerating efforts to sign another foreign central defender as the club prepares for the upcoming season. The team will start its campaign this Saturday with a European competition match against Hapoel Tel Aviv, following a traditional opening training session at their home ground, Teddy Stadium, on Tuesday, which is expected to draw thousands of fans.

The squad recently returned from a training camp but will be missing key players including Tomer Yosefi, who is not yet fully fit, Brian Karveli, suspended from the last match of the previous season, and Luka Gadrani, who is also not fully recovered. New signing Daniel Vorko from Hapoel Ramat Gan is expected to start, with Almog Cohen making his debut as head coach.

The club identified a need for an additional quality defender during the training camp, prompting agents to offer high-level central defenders. If a foreign defender is signed, it is likely that either Uri Dahan or Gil Cohen may seek to leave the team. Meanwhile, Liel Deri will not be loaned out this season, as the coaching staff is satisfied with his performance.

Nana Antwi, who was expected to arrive in Israel today, will now arrive tomorrow evening after taking a few days off to attend to matters in Romania, where he played last season. On the commercial side, Beitar Jerusalem has sold approximately 19,000 season tickets so far, indicating strong fan enthusiasm ahead of the new season.