Kervin Andrade came back from an eventful break away from Maccabi Tel Aviv, having spent time with family in Venezuela through the aftermath of an earthquake there, only to find his immediate future at the club still unresolved. According to ONE, Maccabi are now actively trying to send the 21-year-old out on loan before the season gets going in earnest.
The report describes "a mutual search, both from the club and from the player's circle," to find a team willing to take Andrade until the end of the season. The preference, ONE says, is a move overseas, with the priority simply being regular football rather than any particular league or region.
Crucially, Maccabi are not looking to attach a purchase option to any deal. The club wants what ONE calls a "dry loan" — one that leaves the door open for Andrade to return to Kiryat Shalom, Maccabi's training base, and force his way back into the picture at a later date.
The timing is awkward for Andrade regardless of where he ends up. He is still working through a suspension stemming from the brawl at the Israel State Cup final between Maccabi and Hapoel Be'er Sheva, for which he and several other players from both clubs were sanctioned as part of a disciplinary plea deal. ONE reports the outstanding portion of that ban will keep him out of an upcoming cup semifinal and the opening five rounds of the league.
None of that has stopped him being included in Maccabi's travelling party for Wednesday's Europa League second qualifying-round second leg against Sheriff Tiraspol, where the club will be looking to see out passage to the next round of the competition.
Andrade arrived at Maccabi in September 2025 in a move from Brazil's Fortaleza, signing a four-year contract and taking the number 10 shirt. Game time has been hard to come by since: with nine foreign players currently on Maccabi's books and a squad already stretched for minutes, there simply isn't a regular path onto the pitch for him this season.
That crowded foreign contingent is part of the calculation. ONE notes Maccabi could register two further foreign signings if both Andrade and fellow overseas player Nicolaescu move on, giving the club fresh space to work with under Ligat Ha'al's quota rules.
For all the uncertainty over his immediate club, the report suggests Maccabi have not given up on Andrade long-term — he is said to have returned from his leave in good spirits and training well, with the loan framed as a stopgap to get him playing rather than a step toward pushing him out for good.
