Papagiannis: “It was a difficult decision to leave, I never hid – Thank you Giannakopoulos and everyone”

His “divorce”. George Papagiannis by Panathinaikos it wasn’t so… plush, with him Dimitris Giannakopoulos to express, yesterday (14/07), his anger about the player’s agreement with Fenerbahce. The strong man of KAE Panathinaikos he basically accused the international center of ingratitude and tauntingemphasizing that he did what his parents told him, while, at the same time, he also messed with Dimitris Itoudiscoach of Fenerbahçe (and the national team) for his stance on the Papagiannis case, but also why he does not let Tyler Dorsey to go to the “clover”.

Today, however, the tones seem to have dropped, with KAE saying “goodbye” to the player, writing on social media “good continuation in your career, Giorgos Papagiannis“, while the 26-year-old himself, a while ago, said goodbye to the “clover” with a touching message via Instagram!

George Papagiannis spoke of “tough decision“, explaining why he chose not to renew his partnership with Panathinaikos, while did not fail to thank Dimitris Giannakopoulos and the “green” fans. He even left the door open for him to return in the future!

George Papagianni’s message in detail:

“After 7 years of total stay – and 5 years in a row – I got her tough decision not to continue at Panathinaikos. All these years I tried to honor the team jersey, with my presence inside and outside the four lines, in good times, but also in bad times.

I know how some sports fans they got frustrated with me or even got angry. Everyone knows, however, that in difficult times I stayed there and tried, in any way I could, sometimes with success and sometimes without. But I was always there, I never hid, I never backed down from difficulty, even if it could expose me. I hope the world will understand my need – after so many years – to choose a new environment for myself. A big thank you first to the team president Mr Dimitris Giannakopoulos and to the world of Panathinaikos for all these years we spent together. My appreciation and love for them still is unlimited.

Panathinaikos will have a special place in my heart and I hope our paths meet again».

Check out this Instagram post.

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