Taha Ali confirms PAOK interest, but no deal yet
Malmö FF winger Taha Ali has acknowledged PAOK's interest, but the deal is not done. "Nothing is ready yet," Ali told Swedish media on Friday (3). Greek outlet Gazzetta points to a fee around €2 million, though that figure remains unconfirmed (3).
Ali, 26, is a Swedish international with pace and trickery on the right flank. He would arrive as your team continues its preseason camp in the Netherlands under new coach Alessio Lisi. For now, the two clubs have not reached an agreement.
Sarris injury confirmed, a tough blow
Nineteen-year-old midfielder Giannis Sarris has been diagnosed with a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament. The injury, suffered during preseason, sidelines him for the bulk of the coming campaign. A cruel setback for a player who already battled injuries last season.
Off-pitch tension at PAOK
The amateur club AS PAOK and the professional basketball team KAE are locked in a public dispute. New AS PAOK president Nikos Paraskevopoulos has accused the basketball side of using the PAOK Sports Arena and the club emblem without a signed contract or honoring financial agreements.
Fan-reaktioner
The mood in the subreddit is split between basketball euphoria and football grief. The Cedi Osman signing has PAOK fans buzzing, with one thread celebrating the move as a statement of intent for the EuroCup. But a darker post has shaken the community, a 15-year-old PAOK academy footballer was killed in a motorcycle accident earlier this week while returning from training. Read the tribute thread here.
