Transfer News and Rumors - Winter 2021-2022

[pash]

It's never too early to start!

 

I'll start this thread off with this tweet from the sportime guy, who is not exactly flawless in his predictions:

 

[Blackhawk]

Even I could predict that one.

[pash]

Spajic, who is owned by Krasnodar (recently playing on loan at Feyenoord) is apparently someone we're linked with. He's a CB, which is clearly a long-term need for us. But, being a Serb, he would eat up a foreign slot - I believe right now we're at the limit and Jaba is slated to return in about 1.5 months, when his loan deal is over. Unless we cut a few people (almost all of whom play at positions of need - fullbacks), I think this is kind of a non-starter.

https://www.transfermarkt.us/uros-spajic/profil/spieler/160222

[Blackhawk]

Rumors are that negotiations with Andrija Zivkovic are not going very well and that it's unlikely that he will renew his contract with PAOK.

[Tahma]

are you referring to GK or Andrija?

[Blackhawk]

Andrija.

[PaokCT]

Cool let this guy go, the only true natural winger we have, just like Warda

[Athens4]

14 hours ago, Blackhawk said:

Rumors are that negotiations with Andrija Zivkovic are not going very well and that it's unlikely that he will renew his contract with PAOK.

I am not surprised at all.

[Tahma]

looks like he's staying till 2024 ?

[Dutch Eagle]

58 minutes ago, Tahma said:

looks like he's staying till 2024 ?

And earn every year > € 1 mio 

[Blackhawk]

Very good news. The contract extension will be signed and announced next week. Three year deal, which does not include a buyout option. 

It appears the sticking points were the length of the new contract and the buyout option.

[pash]

Blackhawk I will never forgive you for the heart palpitations you have given me

[Blackhawk]

Details about the new A. Zivkovic contract:

€ 1,300,000 per season, 10% increase each season
No buyout clause

This makes him the highest paid player on the current PAOK roster.

[pash]

Another day, another Kagawa rumor (or three):

https://inpaok.com/706637/to-mls-koita-kagkava/

[Blackhawk]

Looks like Jaba is returning to PAOK in January 2022.

[pash]

Meh, all around:

https://inpaok.com/707640/nea-senaria-stin-kypro-gia-paok/

https://inpaok.com/707505/parakolouthei-tzioni-kai-loizou-o-paok-videos/

Cyprus is already on thin ice with me because their so-called Baths of Aphrodite are kind of lame. Fight me, Cypriots.

[italosPAOK4]

we need to buy wingers and full backs

[pash]

Kagawa's gone, thank GOD. Also opens up a foreign spot for Jaba (I forgot about this when I posited Soares leaving for Jaba).

 

https://www.paokfc.gr/nea/20211218-thank-you-shinji/

[Dutch Eagle]

Was just a matter of time.

[Blackhawk]

According to rumors and fake news we will be making 3 transfers and few additional players will leave in January, including a starter.

[pash]

My guess is Varela. You heard it here first!

[Blackhawk]

Most likely, but I have a feeling it's Swiderski.

[pash]

If Swiderski leaves, it's because we got paid! Not a bad thing IMO. Oliveira should be on the tail end of his recovery (though I would assume we'd move on another striker if lose Swiderski)

[Dutch Eagle]

Well, Karol is playing less and less. And I saw Lucescu talking with him in a special way while he just played the dying seconds. And he is a scoring international.

[PaokCT]

All this is addressed on our next episode of paok talk which will be out tonight!