The Beitar Jerusalem Gazette
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
No thanks: Martín Payero rejects the move
Beitar Jerusalem had done everything except persuade the man himself. He stays at Cremonese, and the manager goes back to the drawing board with the money still in the bank.
Market10 Aug 2026
Beitar Jerusalem turn down Maccabi Tel Aviv for Gil Cohen
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Yarden Shua signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Yarden Shua and Beitar Jerusalem agree another 5 years.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Ange Messi
Beitar Jerusalem asked and Hapoel Acre said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Beitar Jerusalem
Yarin Levi and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Market10 Aug 2026
Beitar Jerusalem promote Itay David from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Itay David has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
Matan Shechter steps up from the Beitar Jerusalem academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Matan Shechter has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
Beitar Jerusalem promote Yonatan Cohen from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Yonatan Cohen has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A row about effort at Beitar Jerusalem
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Gil Cohen was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
In brief
- Squad Okechukwu Azubuike is a square peg at Beitar Jerusalem
- Transfer targets Beitar Jerusalem try to borrow Joaquín Freitas
- The dugout Yarden Shua knocks on the manager’s door