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Maccabi Haifa's Foreign Player Dilemma Delays New Signings and Novakovic's Debut
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First reported by Walla · 22 hours ago
What happened
Maccabi Haifa's foreign player limit is full, preventing new signing Andrea Novakovic from being registered and delaying his debut. Peter Agba's refusal to leave on loan amid offers from Greece and Russia is the main obstacle. The club also hopes right-back Yila Betay recovers quickly from a knee injury ahead of the league.
- 01Maccabi Haifa's foreign player quota is full, blocking new signings' registration.
- 02Andrea Novakovic's debut is delayed due to registration issues and recent illness.
- 03Peter Agba refuses loan moves, awaiting a better offer, causing the registration bottleneck.
- 04Haifa hopes to sell Agba in the future to free up a foreign player slot.
- 05Right-back Yila Betay suffered a knee injury but is expected to be fit for league start.
- 06Haifa prepares for Toto Cup match against Hapoel Jerusalem at Sammy Ofer Stadium.
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