Maccabi Haifa: Peter Ogbuade loaned to Hungarian champion
The 'Greens' midfielder will go on a one-year loan to the Hungarian club Győr. According to reports in Ukraine, a Ukraine national team player rejected an offer from the 'Greens'.
Maccabi Haifa midfielder Peter Ogbuade has been loaned to the Hungarian champion, Győr, for one season, the Carmel club announced this evening (Wednesday). The 23-year-old Ogbuade signed a three-year contract with Maccabi Haifa about a year ago. He arrived from Olimpija Ljubljana for 1.3 million euros. During the past season, the player recorded 27 appearances and scored one goal.
Maccabi Haifa received bad news yesterday (Tuesday). Manuel Benson, who was injured during the match against Hapoel Jerusalem, was diagnosed with a torn cruciate ligament and meniscus, and he is expected to be sidelined for a long period. According to a report in Ukraine, one of the candidates to replace the winger was Ukraine national team player Oleksiy Hutsulyak, but he rejected the offer. According to the report, "Maccabi Haifa representatives sent an additional offer to the 28-year-old player, who played last season for Polissya Zhytomyr, after it became known that the team's key player would be absent for a long period following a serious injury, but he rejected the offer and continues his search for a new team." Last season, Oleksiy Hutsulyak scored 9 goals and provided 7 assists in 31 appearances for Polissya in all competitions. As of now, he is a free agent. For the Ukraine national team, the player has 6 goals in 16 appearances, the last one in a 1:0 victory over Albania last March.
