Buzaglo attracts Israeli record fee
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
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Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC have paid an Israeli Premier League record €1.7m fee to sign 20-year-old international striker Maor Bar Buzaglo from Maccabi Haifa FC.
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New signings
Buzaglo's signing comes after weeks of speculation and he has proved an immediate hit at his new club, with 1,500 fans turning up for this first training session. The 20-year-old came to prominence in helping Israel qualify for the 2005 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and although he did not make the breakthrough at Haifa, a loan spell at Hapoel Petach-Tikva FC in 2006/07 allowed him regular first-team football and last season he helped Bnei Sakhnin FC to fourth place and the 2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup as well as making two appearances for Israel's senior national side and scoring three goals at Under-21 level. His new club, sixth last season, have also signed his striking partner at Sakhnin, Armenian Ilya Yavruyan, and secured the services of 26-year-old midfielder Gijermo Israilevich from Hapoel Kfar Sava FC.