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Luka Ivanusec is in Thessaloniki in order to sigh with PAOK the 1-year loan from Feyenoord. No official word on the purchase option, but various "Uncle Mitsoses" on radio were throwing around figures between 2.5 - 5 mil.

Squad traveling to Holland for the pre-season training: You can also add Ivanusec to the list.

Game highlights:

2:0 win against Panserraikos in the pre-season friendly. Goals by Chatzidis in 1st minute and Despodov in the 89th minute. PAOK lineups: Παβλένκα , Κένι , Μιχαηλίδης , Κεντζιόρα , Μπάμπα , Οζντόεφ , Μεϊτέ , Πέλκας , Τάισον , Χατσίδης, Μύθου Γκουγκεσασβίλι , Σάστρε , Μπαταούλας, Λόβρεν , Τέιλορ , Μαντί , Μεϊτέ (55′ Τσοπούρογλου), Μπαλντέ, Ντεσπόντοφ , Σορετίρε , Τσάλοφ

Looks like PAOK's Superleague home games will remain on Novasports for the upcoming season. Apparently we are close to signing a deal for 12 mil. It's not sure if the deal is directly with Novasport, or if we are signing with this new company Percapita, which in turn sells the rights to Novasports.

The Gomez loan to Albacete FC is official.

Mistakidis basically gave AS PAOK a piece of paper showing that he has 250 mil sitting in a bank account. Doesn't really mean anything. This is basically round 2 of the hostile takeover of the PAE PAOK by Mistakidis with the help of AS PAOK.

Our revised pre-season friendlies schedule: 11-July-2025, TBA EEST: PAOK - Panserraikos Serres (Nea Mesimvria) - No Fans 16-July-2025, 18:00 EEST: Ajax Amsterdam - PAOK (Sportcomplex De Toekomst), TV: Ajax Youtube Channel 19-July-2025, 18:00 EEST: PAOK - Go Ahead Eagles 23-July-2025, TBA EEST: PAOK - Apollon Limassol 26-July-2025, 20:00 EEST: PAOK - NEC Nijmegen

The draw results: MD1: PAOK - AE Larisa (no fans) (23-24 Aug) MD2: PAOK - Atromitos (30-31 Aug) MD3: OFI - PAOK (13-14 Sep) MD4: PAOK - Panaitolikos (20-21 Sep) MD5: Asteras Aktor - PAOK (27-28 Sep) MD6: PAOK - Olympiakos Piraeus (4-5 Oct) MD7: AEK Athens - PAOK (18-19 Oct) MD8: PAOK - NFC Volos (25-26 Oct) MD9: Panserraikos Serres - PAOK (1-2 Nov) MD10: Panathinaikos Athens - PAOK (8-9 Nov) MD11: PAOK - AE Kifisia (22-23 Nov) MD12: Levadeiakos - PAOK (29-30 Nov) MD13: PAOK - Aris Thessaloniki (6-7 Dec) ------------------------------------------------ MD14: Atromitos Athens - PAOK (13-14 Dec) MD15: PAOK - Panathinaikos Athens (20-21 dec) MD16: Panaitolikos Agrinio - PAOK (1-11 Jan 2026) MD17: PAOK - OFI (17-18 Jan) MD18: AE Kifisia - PAOK (24-25 Jan) MD19: PAOK - Panserraikos Serres (31 Jan - 1 Feb) MD20: Aris Thessaloniki - PAOK (7-8 Feb) MD21: PAOK - AEK Athens (14-15 Feb) MD22: AE Larisa - PAOK (21-22 Feb) MD23: PAOK - Asteras Aktor (28 Feb - 1 Mar) MD24: Olympiakos Piraeus - PAOK ((7-8- mar) MD25: PAOK - Levadeiakos (14-15 Mar) MD26: NFC Volos - PAOK (21-22 mar)

The draw is taking place as I type this. Earlier the Superleague 1 announced the match calendar:

Pena's sale price was 315K.

Presentation of New Toumba at the Popoulous web site: https://populous.com/article/visionary-design-revealed-for-new-paok-fc-stadium-in-thessaloniki

Apparently we are close to signing the forward Walid Cheddar from Napoli. His goal output the last few years has been very minimal.

He comes to Greece every summer. Usually to his resort in Halkidiki. However this time it is reported that he will be in Thessaloniki on Thursday.