Beitar Jerusalem Moves to Sign Maccabi Tel Aviv Winger Uri Azou Ahead of Premier League Season
Translated & summarized from Mako by baba
Beitar Jerusalem is negotiating to sign winger Uri Azou from Maccabi Tel Aviv, aiming to strengthen their squad before the new Israeli Premier League season. Azou is open to the move but prefers a permanent transfer over another loan. Beitar plans to buy half of his rights while allowing Maccabi to keep future sale percentages. The club also seeks to add a foreign midfielder to enhance their midfield lineup.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- Beitar Jerusalem is negotiating to acquire winger Uri Azou from Maccabi Tel Aviv before the Premier League season.
- Azou prefers a permanent move over another loan after previous loans to Ramat HaSharon and Ashdod.
- Beitar may buy half of Azou's rights, with Maccabi retaining future sale percentages to lower transfer costs.
- The club aims to strengthen midfield with a foreign player alongside existing squad members.
- Coach Almog Cohen is seen as key to unlocking Azou's potential, as with other young players.
- Azou has not played officially for Maccabi Tel Aviv despite being in their senior squad for three seasons.
Beitar Jerusalem is accelerating efforts to strengthen its squad ahead of the Israeli Premier League season by pursuing Maccabi Tel Aviv winger Uri Azou. After completing their European campaign, the Jerusalem club is negotiating with Azou and his current team to finalize a deal. Azou has expressed willingness to join Beitar but is reluctant to go out on another loan, having previously been loaned to Hapoel Ramat HaSharon and M.S. Ashdod. One proposed arrangement involves Beitar purchasing half of Azou's rights while allowing Maccabi Tel Aviv to retain a significant percentage of any future transfer fee, thereby reducing the immediate transfer cost.
Beitar also aims to bolster its midfield by adding a foreign player to complement Boris Enow, Ziv Ben Shimol, Noam Motta, Daniel Vorko, Tomer Yosefi, and Nadav Markovitz, with Markovitz possibly going out on loan once a senior midfielder arrives. A club source told Sport Channel that Azou has untapped potential that only coach Almog Cohen can unlock, citing similar development with players like Ziv Ben Shimol and Yarin Levi. Despite being part of Maccabi Tel Aviv's senior squad for three seasons, Azou has yet to make an official appearance for them, though he played 15 matches and scored twice for Ashdod last season.
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