Peña signs, €3m from Barcelona
Iñaki Peña is yours. The goalkeeper has signed from Barcelona on a 3+1 year deal, the transfer worth €3 million (1). He joins immediately and departs for the Netherlands tomorrow to link up with the squad at the Apeldoorn training camp.
The club has also locked down Triantafyllos Tsapras on a contract through 2030, and Etienne Kamara, Anas Zaroury, Lucas Cháves, and Stefanos Kotsolis are all part of the traveling group (1). Jacob Neestrup is wasting no time.
Neestrup runs first session in Apeldoorn
The first training session of the Neestrup era is in the books, and the club released 13 photos from the pitch (2). Kamara and Neestrup himself feature prominently in the gallery. Pre-season is underway.
De Vrij rumor swirls through Thursday
A report out of the Netherlands claims Stefan de Vrij is in the country until Thursday and that Panathinaikos is involved (3). Unconfirmed, and the reporting is thin, so treat it lightly for now. The timing is suspiciously convenient with the squad already on Dutch soil for the Apeldoorn camp. No word from the club or De Vrij's camp.
Fan reactions
The Peña deal landed well. Fabrizio Romano stamped it with his signature green-and-white emojis, and fans on the subreddit are treating the Barcelona pedigree as a real signal of intent. One thread lit up with optimism about the fee and the contract length. The Tsapras extension to 2030 got quieter but solid approval, a homegrown lock-in that fans see as smart business. Meanwhile, the friendly broadcast rights landing on SKAI has the subreddit looking ahead, with murmurs the qualifiers might land there too.
