Deal Week with Coach at AEK

Particularly critical are the 24 hours we go to the subject of the coach at AEK. The discussions have progressed with the chosen, they have reached a stage that is now optimistic about agreement and Developments are expected very soon. The “Union” was in a hurry to close any coach he found … Available from the first day that it became clear that Matthias Almeida would not continue, but on the contrary it took her time, examined the market, had patience and was now waiting to be rewarded.

Within the week, perhaps before the means of it, we may have a deal with the chosen one who has been selected by the Javier Rimbalta and has signed the Marios Iliopoulos. The new coach in any case will have a lot of work and a little time ahead of him, as the team will start the basic preparation stage in the Netherlands in exactly three weeks from today. And he should not only learn the players and run the design, but also to prepare the team for the Conference League qualifiers, starting on July 24th.

The coach’s announcement will “unlock” many other issues that are waiting. There are Several deals with players awaiting the green light of the new technical To be formalized, while Matthias Almeida’s successor will be called upon to make decisions for further aid, possible retirements or sales. It is a given that AEK’s roster for 2025/26 will not reach its full form until the start of the qualifiers, but it will be an ongoing process even by the end of August.

In the meantime, as it became known Matthias Almeida He gave half the compensation from the one who was entitled to the AEK PA. The Argentine coach had received € 1.6 million if it was immediately fired and 800,000 euros if the cooperation was set after July 1st. At the meeting with Marios Iliopoulos, “Casrodos” was agreed to receive about 400,000 euros in compensation (for himself and his honor), plus the immediate payment of the last 300,000 -euro contract, which was the end of the season.