Germany's Bayern Munich Football Club closed a five-year deal to acquire Israeli soccer player Daniel Peretz from Maccabi Tel Aviv, according to sports journalist Fabrizio Romano.
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At the end of the negotiations, the report says Bayern agreed to pay Maccabi Tel Aviv $5.43 million for the Israeli goalkeeper, which makes it one of the largest deals in Israel's soccer league history. Peretz will reportedly move to Germany in the coming days.
The Israeli soccer star, who holds a German passport, will have his first medical tests in Germany at the end of the week, after a game for Maccabi Tel Aviv against the Slovenian NK Celje in the Conference League playoffs.
The move is being heralded in Israel, due to the champion status of Bayern Munich, considered to be the most successful club in German soccer history.
Bayern Munich had searched for a goalkeeper to replace Manuel Neuer, after he broke his leg in a skiing accident last December. The veteran player will reportedly return to the field in a few months.
The German team weighed several other options, such as goalkeeper Yassine Bounou (known as Bono), who shined with the Moroccan national team during the recent World Cup in Qatar. Bono eventually signed with Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia, and Peretz came through as the final choice.
The Israeli player will take up Bayern Munich's third goalkeeper spot, behind the injured Neuer and veteran backup Sven Ulreich.
This article was first published by i24NEWS.
