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Maccabi Haifa Targets Hapoel Petah Tikva Goalkeeper Omer Katz as Backup
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First reported by N12 · 1 hour ago
What happened
Maccabi Haifa is pursuing goalkeeper Omer Katz from Hapoel Petah Tikva as a backup option but refuses to pay transfer fees. Hapoel Petah Tikva currently does not plan to release Katz, who has been a key player since 2020. Negotiations for another goalkeeper, Yoni Nir'on, are stalled due to high demands from Maccabi Netanya.
- 01Maccabi Haifa seeks a second goalkeeper, primarily targeting Yoni Nir'on from Maccabi Netanya.
- 02Negotiations for Nir'on are stalled due to high transfer demands.
- 03Omer Katz of Hapoel Petah Tikva is considered as an alternative backup goalkeeper.
- 04Haifa is unwilling to pay transfer or loan fees for Katz.
- 05Hapoel Petah Tikva currently does not intend to release Katz, a key player with 176 appearances.
- 06Hapoel Petah Tikva is also interested in acquiring Maccabi Haifa's young midfielder Itay Ehud.
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