The deadlock on the way to a solution: Agba is close to leaving Maccabi Haifa
The Greens are optimistic about the midfielder's loan, a move that will solve the registration problem for Novakovich. In Haifa, they are demanding 150,000 euros — and what will the purchase option amount be?
At Maccabi Haifa, they estimate that Peter Agba will be loaned out in the coming days to Olimpija Ljubljana, thereby resolving the foreign player deadlock, at least as far as the registration of Andrija Novakovich is concerned. Agba, who refused quite a few offers, does not rule out a return to his former club.
It has become known to Walla! Sport that the Greens are demanding 150,000 euros in loan fees from the Slovenian club, and also that the purchase option at the end of the season should stand at about one million euros. In Haifa, they are not yet celebrating a done deal, but there is optimism that the transaction will indeed go through, as the parties are close to agreeing on the amounts demanded by the Greens.
With Agba's departure, when it happens, the Serbian striker will be registered. Afterwards, in Haifa, they will need to make a decision regarding Pedrao. The coaching staff wants to add another player, but at this stage, a final decision regarding the defender's future has not yet been made, and only his departure will allow for another signing.
Manuel Benson's situation will also affect the decision. If it turns out that the player is indeed injured for a prolonged period, the Greens will act to add another foreign player in an attacking position in his place. However, in Haifa, they clarified that a final decision will be made only after Benson undergoes an imaging scan and the severity of his injury is determined.
