Nikologiannis: “Alonso is working there in view of PAOK – Everyone present in Koropi”

For the course of his preparation Panathinaikou ahead of the derby with PAOK in Thessaloniki, he spoke Tasos Nikologiannis on BwinSPORT FM.

First, the “clover” reporter said: “Everyone present today, the internationals returned and Unai did his first training. The base of the lineup will be those who stayed here plus some others. I believe that Ioannidis, Bakasetas and Dragovski will play among them. Alonso worked a lot these days on pressing and development. The point is to get on the field. What counts now is the result. If they beat PAOK on Monday, there will be another conversation and it will show that Greece is slowly coming back and reducing the damage. The team and the coach will start to believe. If he loses, it will be difficult to manage afterwards.”

Nikologiannis was asked to comment on Amorim’s statements about Ioannidis: “When Panathinaikos rejected 32+2 million from Southampton, which was willing to give, there was no possibility of doing anything with Sporting. Amorim wanted him very much, but Panathinaikos had made it clear that they are not selling him. If Ioannidis continues what he did last year, a very good offer may come from the Premier League and Panathinaikos will consider it.”

Finally, regarding the possibility of leaving Verbić – Vilena he emphasized that the chances are 50-50.