Maccabi Haifa faces a costly bill for three out-of-favor foreign players
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First reported by N12 · Jun 21, 2026
What happened
Maccabi Haifa is preparing for the 2026/27 season while facing a heavy financial burden from three players outside its plans. The club hopes to sell Matthias Nahuel, Xander Severina and Manuel "Show" Capomene, who together cost about 1 million euros a year in wages and more than 5 million euros including transfer fees. Kenji Gorre will join later after playing for Curaçao at the World Cup.
- 01Haifa begins training Tuesday, with medical tests scheduled for Monday.
- 02Nahuel, Severina and Show are not in Maccabi Haifa’s plans.
- 03Their combined wages are about 1 million euros a year.
- 04Haifa’s total investment in them exceeds 5 million euros.
- 05Kenji Gorre delayed preseason after playing for Curaçao against Ecuador.
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