The Hapoel Tel Aviv Sentinel
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Alan Cantero
Hapoel Tel Aviv asked and Alianza Lima said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market10 Aug 2026
Hapoel Tel Aviv turn down Persik for Or Israelov
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Hapoel Tel Aviv make their move for Lior Kasa
$1.2M on the table at Maccabi Haifa. The manager wanted him, the board agreed a number, and the only voices still to be heard are the ones at the other club.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
No deal for Ben Lederman at that price
Hapoel Tel Aviv offered $1.2M; Maccabi Tel Aviv said it was not close. The manager will be told the money is still there for the right player, which is what managers are told.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Stav Toriel signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Stav Toriel and Hapoel Tel Aviv agree another 5 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Hapoel Tel Aviv
Doron Leidner and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Andrian Kraev
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Andrian Kraev, and the manager let it.
Market10 Aug 2026
Eyes on Anas Mahamid again
The phone has started ringing about Anas Mahamid again, and this time the name on the line is Maccabi Netanya. Hapoel Tel Aviv are listening politely and promising nothing.
Market10 Aug 2026
Hapoel Tel Aviv promote Amit Hemed from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Amit Hemed 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.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Eitan Dabbur joins the Hapoel Tel Aviv first team
- Squad Too much change too quickly at Hapoel Tel Aviv
- Squad Aaron Olanare is a square peg at Hapoel Tel Aviv