Nea Toumba, the training, the placements of Loucheskou and Tzimas-Konstandelias: What Kyriakos Kyriakos said

All the important topics of PAOK’s current affairs were touched upon during the club’s General Assembly.

Kyriakos Kyriakos, who was elected president of the General Meeting by the shareholders, answered questions concerning Nea Toumba, the training, but also the football department.

Regarding coaching, he said:The training center is in the planning process, corrections are being made. Even for us, Ivan’s move to secure the premises was a surprise. We didn’t even advertise his -expensive- gift to the team. We are in the planning phase and have seen other large training centers in Europe. We have talked to a company that is leading in the field and according to the schedule, it will be complete in 1.5-2 years».

For her New Toumba emphasized: “There is the promise of Ivan Savvidis that he will finance Nea Toumba. The promise didn’t change, but the circumstances did. He paid 3 million just for the plans. euro. Since then, until now, competitor stadiums have been funded. It is something that should concern the PAOK family, whether the resources of its people go to infrastructure and the competitors make transfers with them, from the moment their projects are financed. We and the DP should think about this. We await complex news. It does no good now to discuss the details of how the 120 million will come. euros for the stadium».

For Lucescu’s statements: “His positions need interpretation. He is a perfectionist, straightforward and honest as a person and this is something we all know. What you noted before, his placement, captures his anxiety about change. He did not judge the outcome of the transfers, he said that where we wanted 1-2 changes, we ended up making more in the summer. He is a coach who does not like change. This conflicts with the needs of the team as it needs to be renewed. Otherwise it cannot survive. And last year at this time, if we were judging the transfers we would have significant doubts about Meite and Ozdoev for example».

For transfers:It takes time. We should not rush to make a valuation now. No team can say that all their transfers have been successful. Unfortunately, Greece is not a destination chosen by many players at the peak of their career. All these years, we have as a general strategy to combine personality with dynamics, giving the possibility to the players to improve as well. We can always – of course – do better. That’s why Razvan is here too».

In addition, he spoke about the management in the Tsima and Constantelia cases: “PAOK perhaps regrets the fact that it delayed some decisions in order to gain competitive advantage. Constantelias is here. Tzimas left on loan with a clause, which I don’t believe will be covered. If it happens, it will be the most successful transfer. Contracts have a duration. We would be accused of disloyalty if we did not protect the interests of PAE. Those of us here must think of the interest of PAE and not that the major shareholder pays all the time.

If Tzimas reaches 30 million it will be more beneficial for a team to come to us and buy him. The structure of the agreement is such that it completely ensures the interests of PAOK and the progress of the athlete. The general strategy is that we develop players from the best academies. There are generations and generations at the peak of monetary value, as we perceive it. Ivan cares about what each player wants. They agreed with Konstantinos, they talked with Koulierakis and made a decision. In general, we want the competitive benefit and of course the income».