He was Barça’s target: Maccabi wants to get rid of their highest-paid player

The German center Daniel Theis He was, without a doubt, the star signing of the Maccabi Tel Aviv this past summer. After standing out in the ranks of AS Monaco last season, Theis came to sound like reinforcement of Barça’s new project for 2026-27especially after the ‘scare’ of Moses Wright.

Finally, the former NBA player opted for the million-dollar project of ASVEL Villeurbanne of Tony Parker, but after his financial problems it was Maccabi that signed him.

Now, a couple of months later, His future in Tel Aviv is already under discussion.

And its impact has been limited so far, with an average of 7.4 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2 assists in 18.1 minutes in seven Euroleague games.

This poor performance has caused, according to information from Walla Sport, The Israeli club is already studying a possible transfer of Theis if another team is willing to take over his high contract, of two years worth approximately $4.5 million, around $2.2 million net per seasonwhich makes him the highest paid player on the squad.

His poor performance is far from the high salary he earns in Israel, but it will not be easy for any other team to dare to assume the high amounts of the German’s contract.