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One more in the books. 14 left.

Shakhov 3:0

Complete domination Jaba in for Limnios

I see a red card coming to PAOK player unless Lucescu makes some subs.

I am with Lucescu concerning Chatziisaia. He had his chance to prove himself and didn't grab them. Playing at Atromitos is not the same as playing at PAOK. Much more pressure. Looks like the Polish striker signing is a done deal. At 3 mil it will be the highest price PAOK paid for a player in history.

I heard the same. It was mentioned that we trying to sell/loan him and giving some incentives (splitting loan costs, etc. to make this happen. Not sure if Mihojevic is the player we would need. I would go for someone more experienced. There is always Tosca, who Lucescu is planning on using as CB backup for the rest of the season.

More likely the cut that his agent wanted, since the deal with Crespo was finished before Christmas 2018. Biseswar and his agent discussed things today and things look positive. Warda is waiting for an offer from England and is faking injury/sickness at the same time. Unfortunately this impacts the speedy return of Giannoulis to PAOK. Reports are that Varela is not budging at all and still demands a deal over 1.4 mil/year. Rumors say that we will not extend his contract now, hoping that either he comes to his senses and drops his demands or at very least acts professionally and plays the next 6 months at high level.

My lineup for tomorrow: ------------------ Pashalakis ----------------- Vieirinha - Varela - Crespo - Tosca ----- Mauricio ------------ Shakhov ----- Limnios ------ Pelkas ------ Biseswar ------------------- Akpom ---------------------

NAME: Josip MIŠIČ POSITION: Central Midfielder JERSEY NUMBER: 27 BIRTHDAY: 28-June-1994 BIRTH PLACE: Vinkovci, Croatia HEIGHT: 1.87 m PAOK DEBUT: NT DEBUT: Croatia - Chile 0:0 (11-Jan-2017) PREVIOUS TEAMS: Sporting Lisbon, Spezia, NK Rijeka, NK Osijek, Zrinski Bosujaci CONTRACT ENDS: 30-Jun-2020 (loan) SALARY: € 900,000 per season (buyout option 2,250,000 for 80%)

PAOK officialy announces Misic. 1.5 year loan (until June 2020). He will wear jersey number 27.

Looks like the Polish team is taking bids for the player. it was stupid for us to make it public that the player is ours. The moment his arrival at Thessaloniki was postponed our chances of landing the player drastically reduced. I would be willing to bet that he will not come to Thessaloniki at all. The dumbest thing would be to get Jendrisek from Xanthi.

I believe Balafas got a red card during warm up in cup game against "o" Aris.

As for Misic, if he impresses PAOK during the 6 month loan, the buyout clause will be 2 mil for 80% ownership.

It now appears that Swiderski will not be coming to Thessaloniki until Saturday although George is tweeting that all is well.

I believe it was sciatic nerve problem, or a negotiating tactic for a new contract.

Misic and Swiderski are coming to Salonica today. We might have announcements tomorrow. Misic appears to be a Shakhov type player. Not sure if he is really needed since Lucescu wants Shakhov to stay. Apparently we were going for Idrissa Doumbia, but he signed with Sporting Lisbon for 3 mil and we resorted to Misic whom Sporting is letting go. El Kaddouri said that he wants to return to Italy, but it all depends on PAOK. There is apparently a preliminary deal between Parma and the player for loan until the end of the season and then a mandatory buyout resulting 3.5 year deal.

Lets's not forget that the topic title includes the word "rumors". Some of the figures being thrown around could very well be pure bullshit. To throw another one in the mix. I just heard that Glykos is leaving PAOK.

Cracks me every time I watch this video:

I think Khacheridi and his 1.2 mil salary is the cause of the problem. If I was Varela I would demand a lot more as well. Maybe not triple, but for sure more than Khacheridi is making. The Khacheridi transfer should have never happened.

They also want 1 mil just for the 6 month loan. For that money I would not even be discussing with the Wolves. Apparently PAOK is already looking elsewhere. Today there was a meeting involving George, our new TD, Michel and Goncharova to discuss transfers. They also discussed contract renewals and apparently Biseswar is close to re-signing for 2 more seasons. Crespo is close to signing but his agent demands that PAOK pay him a transfer bonus, which Savfvidis is refusing to pay. Also we are offering to double Varela's salary, but he is demanding a triple raise. Rumors are also that he has a very good offer from England.

No. I vaguely remember 2 years ago saying "Prijovic who? How much?"

VS MATCHUP: P.A.O.K. Thessaloniki - Panahaiki Patra - COMPETITION: Greek Cup – Round 5 – Leg 2 DATE: 22-January-2019 TIME: 19:30 EET (17:30 GMT, 11:30 CST, 04:30 AEDT next day) CITY/STADIUM: Thessaloniki – Toumba Stadium (Capacity: 27,803) REFEREES: Aggelos Euaggelou (Athens) - Michalis Dimopoulos (Dyttiki Attiki), Nikolaos Dimopoulos (Florina) TELEVISION: COSMOTE Sport 1(Greece), Antenna Satellite (USA/Canada), Antenna Pacific (Australia), Laola1.TV (Worldwide) Panahaiki – PAOK Greek Cup history: 2018-2019: Panahaiki Patra – PAOK 2:1 - (Karelis) - Attendance: ? (Round 5 – Leg 1) 2000-2001: Panahaiki Patra – PAOK 2:3 - (Katsabis, Camps-p, Spasic) - Attendance: ? (Group Stage – Round 9) 2000-2001: PAOK - Panahaiki Patra 2:0 – (Okkas, Vryzas) - Attendance: 3,616 (Group Stage – Round 4) 1999-2000: PAOK - Panahaiki Patra 5:0 – (Valencia 2, Maragos, Frousos, Frantzeskos) - Attendance: 2,873 (Group Stage – Round 3) 1981-1982: PAOK - Panahaiki Patra 4:1 – (Kostikos 2, Dimopoulos 2) - Attendance: ? (Round 3 – Single leg) GAMES: 5 WINS: 4 TIES: 0 LOSSES: 1

Reports are that he will be on loan for the rest of the season, which will cost PAOK 1 mil. There will be a buyout clause, but the figure I read makes no sense (to me anyway). If you wonder why we are pursuing Bonatini, it's because our current TD is the one that brought him to Europe from Brazil.

Any free kick in 64th minute must be kicked by Vierinha.

Den mporo na perimeno. Thanks for catching it.