Maccabi Haifa star sidelined with torn ACL

Maccabi Haifa's bad luck continues: after being injured in the last match against Hapoel Jerusalem, Manuel Benson underwent an MRI today (Tuesday), which confirmed the inevitable fears. The newly acquired winger suffers from a torn ACL and meniscus, and as a result, he is expected to miss the entire season as he faces a long rehabilitation process of about nine months.

Benson arrived at Maccabi Haifa in the last transfer window with great fanfare, as people in the club believed he was the player capable of taking the team on a new path and leading it forward. However, the complex injury history of the talented player has overcome him once again, and it continues to prevent him from establishing himself and leading a big team over time.

In the Carmel, they may now act to freeze Benson's contract in order to clear a spot in the squad for a foreign player and thus turn to the transfer market with the goal of adding a worthy replacement for the wing position. Maccabi Haifa did not start the season optimally and failed to qualify for the Toto Cup semi-finals, and the pressure gauge in the club is rising even more ahead of the league opening, with Benson's injury not adding a positive layer to the event.

At Maccabi Haifa, they wished the player a speedy recovery and declared that the club would stand by his side and provide him with full support throughout the entire rehabilitation process.