Daniel Bragança close to Olympiacos, €8–10m deal
Olympiacos are closing in on Daniel Bragança. The 26-year-old Sporting Lisbon midfielder is nearing a move to Piraeus, with the deal valued at €8–10 million (2) (3). Jorge Mendes is playing a key role in the negotiations (2). Portuguese outlet A Bola reports the transfer could be wrapped up imminently (3).
Bragança, a product of Sporting's academy, would bring technical quality and Champions League experience to Mendilibar's midfield, a department that looked flat in the goalless draw against NEC.
Taremi left out of Champions League list, agent denies CSKA link
Mehdi Taremi has been excluded from Olympiacos's Champions League squad for the NEC tie (1). The Iranian forward is now the subject of interest from Lille and CSKA Moscow, though his agent Federico Pastorello pushed back on the Russia link: "It is not true" (1). Vasco da Gama have also been mentioned.
Taremi's exclusion deepens the attacking concerns already visible in the first leg. Your team failed to score at home against NEC and now heads to the Netherlands without its most proven forward on the European list.
Fan reactions
The mood is restless. The NEC stalemate still stings, and now Taremi's omission from the European list has fans questioning the squad planning. Over on r/soccer, Konstantinos Tzolakis's move to Hull City is being discussed, another piece of the squad departing. Meanwhile, a PAOK subreddit thread revisits Olympiacos's dominance from 1997 to 2017, arguing it was built as much on others' weakness as the club's own strength. Old debates, but the timing says plenty about the current mood around Piraeus.
