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At the end they decided to go with 2 groups, since there are more than 18 teams that paid the entrance fee. As it stands the two groups are as follows: GROUP 1 (North Group) Anagennisi Karditsa AO Kavala Asteras Aktor 'B' Kambaniakos Chalastra Makedonikos Neapolis Nestos Chrysoupolis Niki Volos PAOK Thessaloniki 'B' POT Iraklis Fourni Venetis PAS Giannina GROUP 2 (South Group) Aigaleo Athens Kallithea Chania Ellas Syrros Ilioupolis Kalamata FC Marko Markopoulo Olympiakos Piraeus 'B' Panargeiakos Argos Panionios Athens There was a report today that there is a chance that PAS Giannina and Chania might still drop out. In that case Asteras Aktor 'B' will move to the south group and Pierikos Katerini and Panthrakikos Komotini will be added to the north group.

I am not impressed with the new striped jersey. Last season jersey was better IMHO. Here are the pics of the new jersey:

NAME: Luka Ivanušec POSITION: Attacking Midfielder JERSEY NUMBER: 18 BIRTHDAY: 26-November-1998 BIRTH PLACE: Varazdin, Croatia HEIGHT 1.75 m PAOK DEBUT: NT DEBUT: 11-01-2017 (Chile - Croatia 0:0) PREVIOUS TEAMS: Feyenoord Rotterdam, Dimamo Zagreb, NK Lokomotiva Zagreb CONTRACT ENDS: 30-June-2026 (loan from Feyenoord Rotterdam) SALARY: € per season

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, 15:00 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.

From what I heard from my own trusty uncle Mitso the team has set aside upto 2 mil for a striker's salary and additional sum for a possible purchase price. Apparently there are two strikers we are talking to right now and the goal is to sign one of them by the time the team leaves for Holland.

That's not the final list. If the teams that will apply to play in Superleague 2 falls bellow 18, than there will be only one group instead of the scheduled two. As the Dutchman notes, Lamia already withdrew. There are at least 4 other teams that are thinking of withdrawing (including PAS Giannina) from Superleague 2. The deadline for applications is July 7.

Not sure what to make of all these Konstantelias rumors. Since it appears that the Kotarski sale is stalling, I will not be surprised if we decide to accept the offers from Germany and England. However I would not accept anything below 25 mil. Jonny Otto signed with Alaves, which was expected for a while now. The Tissoudali transfer was officially announced today. We will be getting around 1.5 mil for him. Another player that will most likely leave PAOK is Pena, who will sign with a team in Peru, which basically means we will need to sign another midfielder.

Nikos Karageorgiou will remain the coach for the PAOK 'B' Team for the upcoming 2025-2026 season.

NAME: Greg Taylor POSITION: Left Back JERSEY NUMBER: 32 BIRTHDAY: 05-November-1997 BIRTH PLACE: Greenock, Scotland HEIGHT 1.71 m PAOK DEBUT: NT DEBUT: 11-06-2019 (Belgium – Scotland 3:0) PREVIOUS TEAMS: Celtic Glasgow, Kilmarnock FC, Celtic Glasgow, Kilmarnock FC, Glasgow Rangers U17, Kilmarnock FC U17 CONTRACT ENDS: 30-June-2028 SALARY: € 800,000 per season

Great day for Greece. After 3 days we are above the relegation zone. I think we erased the 16 points we lost from Karalis with some great efforts by our athletes today. Tomorrow if our athletes can stay close to their seasons best we should be able to stay in the top division.

Unfortunately she is the only one so far that over-performed. Korakidis barely threw over 70 meters. Rafailidou about one meter behind her best so far this year. Papavasiliou finished last in 400 meters. Franks ran 45.46 in 400 meters and finished 9th. Right now we are in 15th place leaving only Lithuania behind.