Netanya’s Cohen Pens Contract With Bolton
December 26, 2007
23-year old Maccabi Netanya midfielder Tamir Cohen is to join Yossi Benayoun and Tal Ben Haim in the English Premier League. Just yesterday, he penned a three-and-a-half-year deal which reportedly was worth £37,500 with Bolton Wanderers and is set to continue in January. Midfielder Cohen passed all his medical tests just this week and conserved his contract with the English club for an income of 220,000 pounds per season.
Cohen will be the third Israeli to play for the team, subsequent to the path of Tal Ben-Haim and Idan Tal. During an interview, he actually admitted that joining the team is a ‘dream come true’. He is determined to show every inch of talent he’s got for the trust manager Gary Megson has given him.
He admitted that playing with his new club will be a whole lot different from where he came from, but he will quickly get himself accustomed to the changes. Cohen admittedly said that his place in the team won’t be guaranteed, but he is gritty to fight for his spot. With a little concentration and focus, he will be ale to prove himself worthy to play for the team.
Cohen phoned owner Daniel Jammer and Coach Reuven Atar to notify them of his decision. The $75,000 compensation will be for Cohen’s departure, including the fee for discharging him to Europe as set in his contract. Two months ago, Jammer hinted a suspension for Cohen at the end of the season if the player wouldn’t agree to renew his contract with the club. He didn’t like the insignificant discharge cause, but by yesterday he was able to accept the fact and tried to be approving. He said he is proud of Cohen’s transferring to a good team like Bolton and that they are supporting Cohen with his decision.
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