Former Maccabi Tel Aviv captain received an offer to be appointed chairman of Hapoel Tel Aviv

The owner of Hapoel Tel Aviv, Ofer Yannai, offered Gur Shelef to serve as chairman of the club and replace Oren Hasson in the position. The current offer carries a deep emotional and historical dimension, as it calls on Shelef to continue the path of his brother, the late Uri Shelef, who managed the club from its re-establishment in Liga Gimel in 2007 until his untimely passing. The club is looking to continue refreshing its ranks and is now waiting anxiously for the official response of the former captain of the Israel national team and Maccabi Tel Aviv.

This move comes as part of the administrative facelift that Yannai is leading at the club, with the aspiration to connect high budgets with the identity of the association and the red heritage. Gur Shelef, who has served in recent years as a basketball commentator and in the past held senior management positions in the industry, is considered a highly respected figure in the Israeli sports system.

In the event that he responds positively, he will step into very large shoes and return to the forefront of Israeli basketball, this time from the chair of his late brother, who was one of the builders of the red house.