John Paintsil targets Premier League return

Former Fulham defender John Paintsil says that he wants to return to the Premier League following a spell with Hapoel Tel Aviv.

By Sian Cowper, Reporter | 31 May 2013

John Paintsil has said that he wants to sign for a Premier League club ahead of next season.

The Ghana international spent last season with Hapoel Tel Aviv, helping the club to third in the Israeli Premier League.

"I had a great season in Israel with my team, but I would love to return to the Premier League if there is an opportunity," Sky Sports News quotes the 31-year-old as saying.

"I enjoyed my time there. Fulham was a great club for me. There are some contacts, but nothing concrete yet."

Paintsil previously had spells in England with West Ham United, Fulham and Leicester City.

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Premier League Table

	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	PTS
Championship Round
1	Maccabi Tel Aviv M. Tel Aviv	33	23	7	3	67	25	42	76
2	Maccabi Haifa M. Haifa	33	21	7	5	69	24	45	68
3	Hapoel Be'er Sheva H. Be'er Sheva	33	19	4	10	53	29	24	61
4	Hapoel Haifa H. Haifa	33	16	5	12	45	44	1	53
5	Maccabi Bnei Raina M. Bnei Raina	33	11	10	12	36	39	-3	43
6	Bnei Sakhnin	33	9	14	10	32	41	-9	40
Relegation Round
1	Hapoel Jerusalem H. Jerusalem	32	12	7	13	37	36	1	43
2	Maccabi Petah Tikva M. Petah Tikva	32	11	6	15	43	56	-13	39
3	Hapoel Hadera H. Hadera	32	10	6	16	28	48	-20	36
4	Beitar Jerusalem Beitar	32	11	7	14	44	39	5	35
5	Maccabi Netanya M. Netanya	32	10	5	17	33	47	-14	35
6	Ashdod	32	8	10	14	26	44	-18	34
7	Hapoel Tel Aviv H. Tel Aviv	32	7	10	15	34	51	-17	30
8	Hapoel Petah Tikva H. Petah Tikva	32	4	12	16	24	48	-24	24

Regular Season
1	Maccabi Tel Aviv M. Tel Aviv	26	19	5	2	55	20	35	62
2	Maccabi Haifa M. Haifa	26	17	6	3	55	18	37	55
3	Hapoel Be'er Sheva H. Be'er Sheva	26	15	4	7	45	19	26	49
4	Hapoel Haifa H. Haifa	26	14	5	7	38	32	6	47
5	Maccabi Bnei Raina M. Bnei Raina	26	8	10	8	27	26	1	34
6	Bnei Sakhnin	26	7	13	6	26	31	-5	33
7	Hapoel Jerusalem H. Jerusalem	26	8	7	11	28	33	-5	31
8	Maccabi Petah Tikva M. Petah Tikva	26	8	6	12	31	48	-17	30
9	Maccabi Netanya M. Netanya	26	8	4	14	29	41	-12	28
10	Hapoel Hadera H. Hadera	26	8	4	14	21	38	-17	28
11	Hapoel Tel Aviv H. Tel Aviv	26	6	9	11	29	37	-8	26
12	Beitar Jerusalem Beitar	26	8	6	12	34	34	0	25
13	Ashdod	26	5	7	14	20	42	-22	22
14	Hapoel Petah Tikva H. Petah Tikva	26	3	10	13	20	39	-19	19