Transfer News and Rumors - Summer 2026

[Blackhawk]

Now that the 2025-2026 season is over I am opening pash's favorite topic.

Let the rumors start.

[Blackhawk]

Let's take a look at the loans that PAOK will have to make decisions:

Players loaned to PAOK:

Ivanusec (Feyenoord)
Bianco  (Fiorentina)
Vogliaco (Genoa)
Giakoumakis  (Cruz Azul)

I don't see us paying 5 mil to Cruz Azul for Giakoumakis, and there were rumors couple days ago from Mexico that PAOK decided not to pursue Giakoumakis.

Ivanusec was a disappointment and has no spot on the team. Bianco is the only player that I would like to keep with the hope that he gets more playing time.

Players loaned by PAOK:

Chalov (Kayseispor)
Shoretire  (Zwolle)
Gomez (Albacete)
Lyratzis (Panserraikos)
Gugegashvili (Atromitos)
Balomenos (Anagennisi Karditsa)

I don't see any of those players rejoining PAOK for next season.

[PaokCT]

Looking to bring back Giannoulis for LB

[pash]

I, too, liked Bianco. I also think we'd be dumb not to pay the 5 million for Giakoumakis.

Rumors today that Besiktas is interested in paying the 4mm clause for Lucescu. Might be the right time to part ways.

Shoretire's injury may take him through the end of the transfer window so he'll be on the roster in September - whether that means he actually makes the team, is another matter.

[PaokCT]

4mm for Lucescu

20 mm for Konstantelias

 

use that $ to buy defenders and bring back Giakoumakis

[Blackhawk]

The 4 mil will go to Lucescu for breaking his contract with us. We'll have to come up with more money to hire a replacement.

 

[pash]

This seems like it would be the kind of extremely uninspired choice we would make:

https://www.transfermarkt.us/brayan-carabali/profil/spieler/652362

 

 

Here's another one from a few weeks ago that I missed, 18-year-old AM:

https://inpaok.com/902695/syndeoun-paok-me-boitsef-stin-voulgaria/

https://www.transfermarkt.us/marto-boychev/profil/spieler/1084760

[Blackhawk]

Before signing anybody the team needs to clarify if we are keeping Lucescu as the coach.

Next step should be a decision on which current players are staying and which are going.

The following contracts expire on June 30, 2026

Vogliaco
Lovren
Baba
Sastre
Ozdoev
Bianco
Ivanusec
Taison
Giakoumakis
Kedziora (automatic one year extension option)
Meite  (automatic one year extension option)

BTW the team today announced that they are negotiating with Ozdoev for a contract extension.

[pash]

Of course they are, we definitely need a rapidly aging underperformer to stay on the bench.

Doesn't Taison have a 1+1? I thought the two years was a sticking point for him.