The good old days, when airport transfers were a frequent occurrence, were reminded of the reception given to Bernard yesterday at noon by about 80 ardent Panathinaikos fans. The 30-year-old Brazilian midfielder appeared in El. Venizelos, wearing the number 10 jersey, enjoyed a warm welcome and left very happy, stating that from the start he was comfortable with the idea of ​​playing for Panathinaikos! In fact, he stressed that he turned down offers from two other Greek teams , because he chose the one that came to him first.Bernard signed a two-year contract with a salary in excess of 2 million euros per year, it was officially announced by PAE, and today he starts training fully prepared with Al Sharjah.

By the looks of things, Sotiris Alexandropoulos is likely to take the opposite path to the Brazilian, not to Verona, which is back with a new offer of €3.7 million plus bonuses, but to Lisbon. Sporting followed him closely all year, made an initial offer of €4m which was rejected and came back with a new offer: €4m, another €500,000 for 20+20 games (i.e. for 1m more euros if he plays in 40 games as much as in his jersey), plus 10% resale commission. This offer was deemed good enough to form the basis for negotiations, as Panathinaikos demanded at least €5 million guaranteed plus a higher resale percentage. “Key” is the desire of the 21-year-old midfielder, who wants to experience the experience abroad.

• Magnuson’s MRI showed a grade 1 bicep strain. The Icelander will be out for about 10 days, will miss the game against OFI in Heraklion and will try to play in the third round in Livadia.