Michailidis stays until 2030
Giannis Michailidis has agreed a contract extension that keeps him at PAOK until 2030. Both sides are on the same page, and the club confirmed it (2)(3)(10).
This is your centre-back for the long haul. After the injuries, after the waiting, he is staying.
Agapi Gavriilidou called it what it is in her PAOK24 comments: the fight Michailidis went through, and the reward at the end of it (3).
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Ali out until mid-to-late December, Pavlenka after the New Year
Taha Ali and Jiri Pavlenka both went under the knife for shoulder injuries. The club gave the timeline on the surgery on 7 October (5).
Ali is pencilled in for mid-to-late December. Pavlenka comes back after the New Year (5).
Two regulars gone for a chunk of the autumn. Your squad is thinner than it was a month ago.
Chalov close to a return
Fedor Chalov is near the end of his rehab and close to full training again. He had knee surgery in London on 8 July, after going down injured in the summer friendly against Beveren (6).
A striker back in the mix matters with Ali out and the schedule piling up.
Kontis: OFI will do everything to win the three points
OFI coach Christos Kontis is not playing it down. "PAOK are a big team and we will do everything to win the three points" (7)(12).
He was speaking after OFI lost 0–2 to Bayer Leverkusen at home. That result is why he is talking about motivation (7)(12).
PAOK go to OFI Crete on Sunday 25 October, 19:00 CET. Your team has won three of the last four: PAOK 2–0 Aris, Panetolikos 1–3 PAOK, PAOK 2–1 Iraklis. The blip was PAOK 1–3 Kalamata at home on 12 October.
Third place, 15 points from seven games, +6. Asteras Tripoli come to Toumba on Sunday 1 November.
