His first statements, now being a football player Panathinaikoudid o Ingie Ingasonspeaking to the PAO TV camera.
With the Icelandic central defender and latest transfer acquisition of the “clover” talking about the reasons he chose his new team, his goals with Panathinaikos and at the same time sending his message to the world of “greens”.
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His statements in detail:
On how he made the decision to go to Panathinaikos: “I learned about Panathinaikos’ interest when I spoke with the team’s technical director. Giannis presented the project to me and I was excited. I understood from what he told me that the club wants to achieve very big things in the coming years, I felt that it was a very interesting project and I wanted to be a part of it.
In the coming years, the team will also build its new stadium, as I learned. These important things made me think that it is a good opportunity for me. I would like to thank the president of the team who did everything to bring me here.
From the first moment I heard about Panathinaikos’ interest, I knew it was a big club. This combined with the interesting things that are expected to happen, made me want to be a part of this team for years to come».
As a PAOK player, he had played against Panathinaikos. What does he think of the team: “Since then I understood that Panathinaikos is a huge club with a huge number of fans.
When I was younger I had heard about Panathinaikos’ European exploits in the Champions League. Panathinaikos is known all over the world and being a member of this organization is a great honor for me. I fought several battles, some I lost and others I won. Now I’m on that side and I’m looking forward to what’s to come».
If you spoke to someone to collect information: “No, I only spoke with Giannis (s.s. Papadimitriou). The truth is that I played for five years in Greece and I know a lot about the country. For the league and the opposing teams.
So you understand that I feel familiar here. From the moment I heard about the interest of Panathinaikos, I did everything to come here. Now I’m here, I’m very happy and I can’t wait to meet my teammates and the coach to start this journey».
If he got to talk to Magnusson: “No, I haven’t spoken yet because for quite some time everything was happening under the public eye. I have known Hordur for several years. We have played together in the national team. We are now on the same team and will be together throughout this journey».
On his goals with Panathinaikos: “It’s clear from the first moment I was presented with the shot. Panathinaikos came close to winning the championship last year. So the goal is to win the championship, the cup and make a good run in Europe.
With my experience I will try to help the team achieve its goals. We know we have good players, but also great fans and we are capable of achieving our goals. The goal of Panathinaikos is to win the championship every year and always try to enter the groups of the Champions League».
On the four-year contract he signed and what he would like to have achieved in 4 years from now: “The most important thing is to go step by step. The goal will be to enter the new stadium as champions and be able to compete in the Champions League.
If we work hard, we will succeed. I am a person who likes to dream big and with my experience I will give everything to achieve this. I’m sure we can».
On his message to the team world: “I’m so happy to be here guys. I look forward to the season we will spend together. On Thursday we have a friendly game and then the European match trip begins. I hope to see you all at the stadium. Let’s go all together».
The “greens”, we remind you, moved under extreme secrecy and brought to Greece the 30-year-old Icelandic central defender, who at noon on Monday (15/7) he successfully passed the medical exams and after going to the PAE offices, he signed his contract until 2028!
So Ingason becomes the third addition of Panathinaikos in the current transfer window after them Nemanja Maksimovic and George Baldockwhich have already been incorporated into the group’s obligations.
Ingason is the most expensive stopper transfer for Panathinaikos
THE Sverir Ingason he came to level up his defensive line Panathinaikou, signing a four-year cooperation contract. The Icelandic stopper, who has already presented his credentials to the Greek public since his tenure at PAOK, is the most expensive transfer of a defender in the history of the “clover”.
Information indicates that they spent approx 3.5 million euros for his purchase from Midlandan amount that exceeds the 1.8 million euros given in 2008 by the multi-shareholder management of Panathinaikos to bring Christos Melissis from PAOK.
In fact, the 30-year-old ace is the fifth most expensive acquisition in the history of the “greens”, as only his transfers cost more Michael Konstantinou from Heraklis in 2001 for 9 million euros, of Jibril Cisse from Marseille in 2009 for 8 million euros, of Sebastian Leto from Liverpool in 2009 for 4 million euros and his Marcelo Matos from Corinthians in 2009 for 3.8 million euros.
Similar money to Ingason’s, their transfers had also cost Costas Katsouranis from Benfica in 2009 and his Andraz Sporar from Sporting Lisbon in 2022.
Source: Sport Fm
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