Two Hapoel Be'er Sheva players did not fly to Romania and will be loaned out
Yoav Koren will complete his move to Maccabi Petah Tikva, which hoped to sign him earlier this summer. Mor Siman Tov, who also hoped to stay, will likely be sent to Ironi Kiryat Shmona.
Yoav Koren will move today, Monday, from Hapoel Be'er Sheva to Maccabi Petah Tikva. The winger will be loaned from Alona Barkat's club to Avi Luzon's team. The player started the day before yesterday in the Toto Cup match against Hapoel Haifa at Sammy Ofer Stadium, but this morning he did not fly with his teammates to Romania for the Champions League playoff match against Sabah, scheduled for the day after tomorrow.
Koren, who was purchased by Hapoel Be'er Sheva, spent last season on loan at Hapoel Kfar Saba, where he had a successful campaign in the National League. He hoped to return to the champions' squad for the upcoming season, but failed to secure a spot after training with the team for two months and traveling with them for European matches.
The team that targeted him from the start was Maccabi Petah Tikva, which maintains good relations with Hapoel Be'er Sheva—having already acquired Niv Yehoshua and Marco Wolf this summer. The newly promoted club wanted to sign Koren on loan earlier to integrate him into Ziv Arie's pre-season preparations, but Hapoel Be'er Sheva initially kept him in the squad.
Another Hapoel Be'er Sheva player who did not depart with the team this morning is Mor Siman Tov. He also returned from a loan spell and hoped to stay for the upcoming season, but he will now be loaned out for another year—most likely to Ironi Kiryat Shmona.
