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Full speed to close the Djuric deal

Full speed to close the Djuric deal

Direct negotiations of Panathinaikos technical director, Giannis Papadimitriou with the Sampdoria management and the completion of the transfer of the 31-year-old Serbian international midfielder, Filip Djuricic

Panathinaikos’ negotiations have now reached an advanced level Philip Djuricwith the ‘Green’ definitively turning their attention to the Serbian international midfielder, leaving (for now) the case of Audrey Linger, whose future is yet to be decided.

Naturally, Panathinaikos could not wait and immediately needed a player to cover the position of a creative midfielder in the “8-10”, a first-line player and a quality selection.

The burden has now fallen in the past 24 hours on Djuricic, and as the 31-year-old made his 41st cap for the Serbian national team (in the friendly they beat Jordan, 3-2 in Vienna), Panathinaikos was in an open line for Sampdoria to move on. In negotiations for its acquisition for the next three years.


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his info Sports 24 He stated that the technical director of “Trefoil”, Yannis Papadimitriou, is in direct talks with the management of the Genoa club, with the aim of “finishing” the deal now. The whole issue appears to be moving forward with steady steps and it is very likely that even over the weekend there will be a final agreement between the two sides.

On the part of Djuricic, after all, Panathinaikos found them on a three-year contract, with salaries similar to those he has in Sampdoria, i.e. 1.5 million euros per year.

His path: Serbia, Greece and the other six countries

Duričić started his football career from the Red Star academies, while passing through … our parts in the 2007-2008 season, moving to K17 Olympiacos. He stayed in Piraeus for only a year, returning to his hometown of Radnitzky, from which he left in 2010 for Heerenfen.

In the Netherlands, he achieved a great achievement, scoring 26 goals and making 28 assists in 110 official matches, before moving to Benfica who paid 8 million euros to get him their goals.

He was loaned out to Mainz, Southampton, Anderlecht and Sampdoria respectively. He remained with the Italian team after his two-year loan expired, before leaving in 2018 for Sassuolo.

At Sassuolo, he counted 100 matches with 12 assists and 14 goals, “made” his name again and settled in the calls of the Serbian national team. Last summer he returned to “Doria”, but relegation knocked him out again, with Panathinaikos waiting for some time …

Ekong is also suggested on clogs

As far as the centre-back is concerned, 29-year-old Nigerian-Dutch goalkeeper William Troost-Ekong, who is from Watford and has spent the past six months on loan at Salernitana, has been suggested as a ‘clover leaf’. in the last 24 hours.

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