Beitar Jerusalem announced that striker Eran Zahavi, who left Maccabi Tel Aviv, will not play for the club in the upcoming season. Zahavi made it clear to the team that he would not join them for the training camp in Bulgaria, despite the ultimatum set by owner Barak Abramov, which conditioned his joining the club on this requirement. "The club sets participation in the training camp as a basic condition in its standards - in light of upcoming tasks and as an integral part of professional policy," Beitar's statement read.

