Transfer Tracker

By: Peter Katsiris | July 11th, 2008

Olympiacos has been busy as usual in the transfer market. Below is a detailed look at the imports and exports completed by the club in preparation for the 2008/2009 season. With the transfer window still open, and the realization that many deals happen late in the summer, this transfer table is only a premature guide. Obviously the names listed have confirmed their arrival or departure from Piraeus, but there is still time for the club to add more names to the list. With that being said, keep this post in your bookmarks; it’s a great guide to all the acquisitions, released players, and rumors surrounding the Greek club.

Imports:
Georgios Galitsios
Born: June 8th, 1986 (22 years old)
Defender
From: AE Larissa
Transfer Fee: 800 000 € (or ~ 1.27 million USD)

Giannis Papadopoulos
Born: March 9th, 1989 (19 years old)
Midfielder
From: Iraklis FC
Transfer Fee: 900 000 € (or ~ 1.43 million USD)

Pavel Kováč
Born: August 12th, 1974 (34 years old)
Goalkeeper
From: Apollon Kalamarias
Transfer Fee: 300 000 € (or ~ 477 000 USD)

Óscar Gonzalez
Born: November 12th, 1985 (25 years old)
Midfielder
From: Real Zaragoza
Transfer Fee: 2 500 000 (or ~ 3.97 million USD)

Avraam Papadopoulos
Born: December 3rd, 1984 (23 years old)
Defender
From: Aris Salonika FC
Transfer Fee: 2 500 000 (or ~ 3.97 million USD)

Rumored Imports:
Julio Cruz from Inter Milan (Italy).
Santiago Solari from Inter Milan (Italy).
Hernán Crespo from Inter Milan (Italy) — currently a Free Agent.
Kanga Akalé from Olympique de Marseille (France) — currently on loan from RC Lens (France).
Juan Arango from RCD Mallorca (Spain).
Nuno Gomes from SL Benfica (Portugal).
Marc Crosas from Olympique Lyonnais (France) — currently on loan from FC Barcelona (Spain).
Mikel Alonso from Bolton (England) — currently on trial with Olympiacos.
José Sand from Lanus (Argentina).
Javier Saviola from Real Madrid (Spain).
Sebastián Leto from Liverpool (England).
Peter Luccin from Real Zaragoza (Spain).
Santiago Ezquerro from Barcelona (Spain) — currently a free agent.
Ebi Smolarek from Racing Santander (Spain).

Exports:
Tomislav Butina
Goalkeeper
To: Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia)
Transfer Fee: Free

Michalis Konstantinou
Striker
To: TBD
*** Rumors have Konstantinou linked with a move to AEK (Greece), Fulham (England), and West Ham (England).

Michalis Sifakis
Goalkeeper
To: TBD
*** Rumours have Sifakis linked with a move to Aris FC (Greece).

Leozinho
Midfielder
To: TBD

Júlio César
Defender
To: TBD

Rumored Exports:
Lomana Lua Lua
*** Rumored to be on his way out of Piraeus after several disagreements with club management late last season. Interest has come from unnamed Premier League clubs as well as clubs from Qatar.

Leonel Núñez
*** Rumored to have attracted interest from Argentinian club Independiente.