Maccabi Haifa Spends Over 3 Million Euros on Matias Nahuel Without Impact

Maccabi Haifa officially released Matias Nahuel on August 3, 2026, after two years with the club. Nahuel was originally signed for a record transfer fee of 2.5 million euros, the highest the club has ever paid for a player. Including his salary, which totaled approximately 750,000 euros over one and a half seasons, the club's total expenditure on Nahuel reached around 3.25 million euros.

Despite this significant investment, Nahuel failed to make a lasting impact at Maccabi Haifa. Financial analysis reveals that the club paid roughly 1.08 million euros per goal scored by Nahuel, 135,000 euros per appearance, and about 3,017 euros per minute played on the pitch. These calculations assume Maccabi Haifa did not contribute to his salary during his loan spell at Polish club Jagiellonia; if they did, the costs would be even higher.

This financial overview highlights the high costs associated with Nahuel's tenure at Maccabi Haifa relative to his on-field contributions, underscoring the challenges the club faced in justifying the record transfer fee.