Mahmoud Jaber is highly appreciated internally at AS Saint-Étienne since this winter. Discussions are already taking place between AS Saint-Étienne, Maccabi Haifa, and the player's entourage. According to Israeli press, an agreement is close to being reached. Jaber is a 25-year-old international Israeli midfielder with 12 caps, who has played for four seasons at Maccabi Haifa, the 3rd place team in the championship, having participated in 35 matches across all competitions with 3 assists.

Mahmoud Jaber, a central midfielder for Maccabi Haifa and the Israel national team, is close to a transfer to CSKA Moscow. According to Ynet, CSKA is showing serious interest in signing the 25-year-old Jaber. The transfer fee could be €3.5 million. The Israeli club wants to sell the player only in the summer transfer window, but CSKA insists on completing the deal immediately. Negotiations between the teams are ongoing.