Transfer News and Rumors - Summer 2019

[Athens4]

Honestly I think he should be contending for a place in our starting 11.

[pash]

I agree.

PAOK offered two years plus a pay increase to Canas, waiting on his response.

Another rumor: https://www.transfermarkt.com/nikola-vukcevic/profil/spieler/151470

Not sure what his deal is, just lookit that market value drop... realistically, how many DMs do we need? If Canas comes back then we'll have three...

[ApoloVaz]

Forget about Oliveira guys.

Porto will lose Herrera and many other key players, they are under transfer restriction becaus of UEFA FFP, they will try to build around the players who are in loan like Oliveira.

[DunfermlineAthleticPAOK]

Just been reliably informed that Varela has walked into Toumba, asked for a new contract and signed until 2022! 

[pash]

Confirmed by Savvidis as well! Color me surprised!

[Athens4]

This is huge. He will be finishing his career with us. Great news.

[pash]

3 hours ago, ApoloVaz said:

Forget about Oliveira guys.

Porto will lose Herrera and many other key players, they are under transfer restriction becaus of UEFA FFP, they will try to build around the players who are in loan like Oliveira.

Yeah you're right. And as much as I like him, he's not worth 12mm...

[DunfermlineAthleticPAOK]

He said that his three kids started crying about him leaving PAOK and this is what made up his mind. His children will be hero’s at school tomorrow!!

[Blackhawk]

That's good news about Varela. Apparently Vieirinha was instrumental making this to happen. 

[pash]

More news - Rey is going on loan to C.F. Pachuca, in Mexico.

Savvidis is posting the Brazilian flag on his instagram story. I figured it was just a reference to Henrique being renewed, but I'm not sure that would warrant a post. Aaaand then there's this:

 

[Tahma]

So happy to hear Varela is staying I love his energy on the field, has a sense of character too!

[mcp4]

PAOK FC just posted a pic of Varela to the clubs Instagram page to which Varela commented "You gonna put my picture for more 3 year's ???"

[Blackhawk]

The Rey loan also includes a 1 year extension to his contract until 2021.

[pash]

Instagram thinks it's this guy but that's probably just because he plays for a Russian club...

https://www.transfermarkt.com/ismael-silva/profil/spieler/253734

[pash]

Lots of buzz about Silva now. You'll recall he comes from the same club we stole Jaba away from. Hard to find highlights reels on this guy.

https://inpaok.com/568350/symfonise-ke-erchete-o-silva/

 

-edit- here are some vids: https://inpaok.com/568353/aftos-ine-o-ismael-silva-videos/

Edited May 28, 2019 by pash

[pash]

Lazar Markovic is in Thessaloniki, but it's not clear if he's on vacation or looking for a job. You'll recall that we were briefly linked to him last year; at this point he is a free agent.

https://www.transfermarkt.com/lazar-markovic/profil/spieler/144303

[pash]

Reading that Meliopoulos has a 5mm clause on his contract. Odd considering he hasn't signed yet...

[BostonThanatos]

Ismael Silva seems to be a done deal according to multiple reports

 

[Blackhawk]

Looks like the Ahmat Grozny team has become PAOK "B". First Mauricio, then Jaba, now Silva.

In other news (fake and otherwise) it appears that there was a clause in the Khacheridi contract that he head to play in at least 70% of the games last season in order for his contract to be automatically extended for the next 2 years. Since he only played in 11 games, he will become history as far as PAOK is concerned, without any compensation.

[Bananas]

And the winner for signing of the year goes to ... drumroll ... Varela.  Considering we all thought he was leaving, this has been the *BEST* news.

Not sure about Ismael Silva.  https://www.transfermarkt.com/ismael-silva/profil/spieler/253734 says he's a CM so I suppose he's a replacement for Shakhov ?  Only a lot shorter.  He will also take up one of the 5 non-EU slots.

[Bananas]

13 hours ago, pash said:

Lazar Markovic is in Thessaloniki, but it's not clear if he's on vacation or looking for a job. You'll recall that we were briefly linked to him last year; at this point he is a free agent.

https://www.transfermarkt.com/lazar-markovic/profil/spieler/144303

His career has been on a downward spiral for a while now.  Signings like these ring alarm bells for me.

[pash]

Yeah. I don't like this any more now than the last time his name was mentioned.

[Blackhawk]

Varela signed his contract extension. Stays with PAOK until 2022. New contract is loaded with a lot of bonuses, such as 4K for each game he plays.

In other transfer new we were expecting a reply from Canas, but the latest news is that Shakhov is changing his mind. I have a feeling that PAOK will sign only one of them. Personally I prefer Canas, but Lucescu likes Shakhov and I think in the end Shakhov will be the one that stays with PAOK.

[Athens4]

Bad decision in my opinion. Shakov only showed up the last six months because his contract was expiring.

[Blackhawk]

Shakhov was a solid performer for the past 3 seasons, scoring 29 goals during that span. I still prefer Canas over Shakhov, considering we already have a Shakhov style player in Misic on the squad.