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The need for reinforcements, the list of transfers, and the decisions to send to Great Britain

The need for reinforcements, the list of transfers, and the decisions to send to Great Britain

Olympiacos needs reinforcements, with offensive and defensive transitions at the fore. At the same time, decisions are expected to be made on the players who will travel to Great Britain.

Olympiacos returned from Austria, where the main stage of its preparation took place. Now, work continues with Rendesse, up to departure to Great Britain, where he will play two friendlies against Rangers (26/7, 21:45) and Norwich (29/7, 16:00).

At the same time, the red and white want to run their conversion issues. Antonio Cordón continues negotiations with the candidates on his list, but no progress has come out. After all, he himself declared that he was moving in … shadows.

The need for reinforcements in defense and attack

There is no doubt that Olympiacos needs to be strengthened qualitatively and numerically. The priority for the Reds and Whites is to get at least one defender, while Diego Martinez wants a second. its name Domingos Duarte Still at the top of the list.

Piraeus has been such a hit that the Spanish coach has picked the 28-year-old Portuguese defender in His physical characteristics, with a height of 1.92, while they also worked together in Granada. The footballer belongs to Getafe, with whom he has a contract until 2026.

At the same time, Olympiacos is moving to get a central striker. At the moment, the only clear No. 9 is Youssef Elaraby. The Moroccan has had an excellent presence in pre-season, but Cordon and Martinez are aware of the need for a striker transfer.

the Rafa Mir, That of the reds and whites, seems to be approaching Valencia, while stagnation is noted in the state Mark Andrefrom Incidentally it has been “cut” by a bat setup, which is looking for the formula to remove it. but, It is possible that Antonio Cordón is considering other solutions.

One of them is 27 years old Alfredo Morelos, which the Rangers released, with his case also “salty”. The Spaniards also associate Olympiacos with the Real Madrid as well. Mariano Dias, who reportedly occupied the reds and whites last season as well.

Decisions to travel to Great Britain

Diego Martínez drew his first conclusions regarding the formation of the roster from the first stage of preparation. There will be great interest in choosing the footballers who will be on the plane for the friendlies against Rangers and Norwich.

In other words, what differences will there be regarding the players who traveled to Austria. So it’s possible players who didn’t impress in pre-season and didn’t get much time in friendlies, like Zinkernagel, Pepe and Butucci, might not get on board.

Instead, it is not excluded that the Spanish coach has players with him who were not present in the preparations, such as Agyebo (he had commitments with the Guinea U-23s until late) or Mandy Camara, who is said to be a target for the Italian teams.

We remind you that Cordon said about the players left by Rentis: We do not single out anyone. Yesterday I personally spoke one-on-one with all the players at Rentis. Until September there may be many moves, at the moment they are Olympiacos players.

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