The Greek champions entered the race after the striker, who has consulted with Bibras Natcho in recent days regarding the move to Greece. He is expected to make a decision on his future in the coming days, including proposals from Maccabi Tel Aviv, Botafogo and a team from the MLS.
Greek champion Olympiacos entered the race at the last minute after Eran Zahavi. The team that can play in the Champions League next season has made a big offer of two million euros per season for the striker who ended his contract at Eindhoven and has not yet decided where he will play next season.
Olympiacos had already agreed with Zahavi last January on his joining, but Eindhoven refused to release him and in retrospect it was a move that changed the season of the striker who finished it excellently, including winning the Dutch Cup at the expense of Ajax.
Zehavi, who returned to Israel on Tuesday, will have to undergo an orthoscopy that will disable him for three weeks and therefore he will not play in the team games in the League of Nations, when he is due to make a final decision in the coming days about his future. It was revealed to Ynet that Zahavi has in recent days consulted with the team captain, Bibras Natcho, who played for Olympiacos, regarding the Greek club.
Olympiacos has won the Greek championship again, so can play in the Champions League next season, which may be a temptation for Zahavi, when it comes to a destination close to Israel with a similar climate. According to sources in the Greek club, the offer given to Zahavi may come together with grants amounting to two million euros, double the one offered to him by Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Zahavi made it clear in advance that the economic element would not be a consideration for him, but mainly the family issue, which is also the reason why he has not yet made a final decision. The success in the Netherlands has led to many proposals from Europe, but those around him have made it clear that the trend is not to stay on the continent, however it is possible that the enchanting proposal will now change the dynamics.
Zahavi has been presented with official financial offers from Maccabi Tel Aviv, Botfogo and a team from MLS in the USA, which he will be able to join when the transfer window opens in July. His close friends estimated that the tendency is towards Maccabi Tel Aviv, but Zahavi will make a final decision in the coming days when the last three proposals he formulated for himself, Olympiacos has now also entered the equation.