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Maccabi Haifa Plans Defensive Reinforcements, Pedro Unlikely to Continue
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First reported by Mako · 9 hours ago
What happened
Maccabi Haifa signed defender Tsunami Wanderson but plans to replace Brazilian Pedro with another foreign center-back due to medical concerns. The club is also assessing forward Manuel Benson’s status and undecided on its eighth foreign player, with Dixon Mohammed expected to join but be loaned out.
- 01Maccabi Haifa signed defender Tsunami Wanderson to a two-year deal after medical clearance.
- 02Brazilian defender Pedro is unlikely to continue due to past medical issues.
- 03The club seeks another foreign center-back to compete with Noam Shtiefman.
- 04Manuel Benson’s return to training is uncertain; a backup may be signed.
- 05Dixon Mohammed is expected to sign in September but will be loaned out.
- 06Two foreign youth trialists have not impressed the club so far.
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