Your club wants Stanić, Ludogorets want €7–8m
Petar Stanić is the priority. Olympiacos are pushing hard for the Serbian winger, but Ludogorets are not letting him go cheaply, the asking price sits between €7m and €8m (1). The competition is real, with other clubs circling, but Mendilibar's pull could be the difference (1). This is the kind of signing that tells you the club means business this summer.
Taremi's World Cup heartbreak
Mehdi Taremi had the kind of night that sticks with you. Iran drew 1–1 with Egypt in Seattle, and your striker was at the centre of everything (2) (3). He won a penalty himself, stepped up, and missed it (2). Then, deep into stoppage time, he thought he had won it, VAR ruled it out (3). Egypt held on and went through. For Taremi, a brutal way to end the tournament.
Rodinei and Chiquinho are already back
The message is clear. Rodinei and Chiquinho have cut their holidays short and returned to Greece for individual training, ready to hit the ground running under Mendilibar (1). That is the standard being set ahead of the new season.
Carmo, Shehu, Popovic, the other names moving
David Carmo's return to Piraeus is advancing. A deal worth around €8m is taking shape for the Angolan defender (1). Julian Shehu is another active pursuit with progress reported, and goalkeeper Balsa Popovic, a long-standing target, is close to agreement (1). Left-back Dimitris Giannoulis remains a possibility after a framework deal was reached (1). Quietly, the squad is being rebuilt.
