Soccer: Weissman joins Salernitana after Granada Gaza row

(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 2 - Israel striker Shon Weissman joined Serie A basement club Salenritana on loan as the transfer window was set to close Friday after a controversial spell at La Liga club Granada where his pro-Israel posts on the Gaza war spurred an incitement to violence lawsuit from local Palestinians.
    Weissman, 27, who has 33 caps and six Israel goals, was loaned to Salernitana after becoming Real Valladolid's record signing from Austrian outfit AC Wolfsberger at four million euros in 2020 but enduring a dip in form that saw him loaned to Granada before helping the southern Spanish side win promotion from the second division.
    Naples area team Salernitana have 12 points from 22 games and are five behind second last Empoli and six away from the safety zone. (ANSA).