Hapoel Beer Sheva's run to the brink of the Champions League group stage has done more than lift the mood in the Negev - it has filled the club's coffers, and manager Ran Kojok wants to spend some of that windfall before the transfer window shuts.

According to ONE, Beer Sheva have already banked €7.9 million from this season's European campaign alone, a sum that could climb to €18.6 million if they get past Sabah, the champions of Azerbaijan, in the playoff round and reach the Champions League group stage proper for the first time in the club's history.

Other Israeli outlets have cited a slightly different split of the same windfall - closer to €6 million guaranteed simply for reaching the playoff round, rising past €18 million for the group stage - but on any reading, this is the richest European payday Beer Sheva have ever earned, and money the club intends to reinvest in the squad rather than bank.

Per ONE's report, Kojok is targeting two specific positions: a foreign striker and a foreign defensive midfielder. No talks are described as advanced, and with the first leg against Sabah approaching fast, the club's recruitment staff have only a narrow window to close a deal before facing the Azerbaijani champions.

On the domestic front, Beer Sheva have registered interest in Maor Levi and Roei David, ONE reports. David is understood to be trying to engineer a move to MLS, and Beer Sheva could yet offer him a stepping stone or improved terms at home if that route stalls.

There is also unfinished business closer to the dressing room. Eliel Peretz, the midfielder Beer Sheva signed to a three-year deal that runs to the summer of 2027, is described as a retention priority, with formal talks over a new contract due to open once the Sabah ties are settled.

On the outgoing side, ONE names one departure as effectively done: Yoav Korn is expected to leave Beer Sheva for Maccabi Petah Tikva.

For a club sitting two games from the biggest financial and sporting prize in its history, the immediate priority is clearly incoming quality rather than outgoing headlines - and Beer Sheva's staff know that any deal before the Sabah first leg will have to be struck at speed.