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

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First reported by N12 · 2 hours ago

What happened

Maccabi Netanya is set to strengthen its defense by signing a senior defender with a €250,000 salary budget and is close to securing Portuguese goalkeeper Samu Silva, who will decide within 24 hours. The club aims to improve its defense after a poor previous season and recent draw against Ironi Tiberias.

  • 01Maccabi Netanya allocates €250,000 salary budget to sign a senior central defender.
  • 02Portuguese goalkeeper Samu Silva will decide within 24 hours whether to join the club.
  • 03Silva toured Tel Aviv with club officials and will visit training facilities today.
  • 04The club promised Silva an apartment near the sea to encourage his signing.
  • 05The team seeks defensive improvements after a 3-3 draw exposed weaknesses.
  • 06Coach Ronny Levy expects better defense in upcoming friendly against Hapoel Haifa.

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N12Center · Hebrew2 hours ago
Maccabi Netanya Allocates €250,000 Salary Budget to Sign Senior Defender
MakoCenter · Hebrew2 hours ago
Maccabi Netanya Allocates €250,000 Salary Budget to Sign Senior Defender

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