BARKAS IN CELTIC STAY DESPITE INTEREST

Celtic goalkeeper Vasilis Barkas will stay at the club until the summer at least after he failed to get a move before the winter transfer window ended this week amidst the interest in the services of the former AEK Athens shot stopper.

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The former AEK Athens goalkeeper attracted interest from English Championship team Sheffield United and IFK Gothenborg of Sweden last month. He didn’t get a transfer to English football despite travelling to Sheffield towards the end of last month.
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CELTIC DUO LINKED WITH JANUARY EXITS

The Celtic duo of Vasilis Barkas and AlbianAjeti have been linked with moves away from the Scottish Premiership club. Former AEK Athens shot stopper Barkas and ex-West Ham United attacker Ajeti have failed to settle at Celtic since they joined the club for big money at the start of last season.

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Greek goalkeeper Barkas left AEK Athens to join Celtic in July 2020. Celtic paid £4.5m to sign Barkas from AEK Athens thus making him the most expensive goalkeeper in the history of the Scottish club.
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AEKON THREE-MATCH WINNING RUN

AEK Athens have now won their last three games in all competitions following the 1-0 home win over Panathinaikos at the weekend. AEK Athens have been able to bounce back from the league defeat at the hands of title rivals Olympiacos by winning the three games since then.

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Greek champions Olympiacos were able to take a big step towards retaining their league title with the win over rivals AEK Athens last month. Olympiacos got the better of AEK Athens in a five-goal thriller thereby opening a six-point lead over their opponents at the top of the Greek Super League table and the points difference has been maintainedtill date.
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CHAMPIONSHIP: COVENTRY CANCEL ENOBAKHARE CONTRACT

English Championship highflyers Coventry City have cancelled the contract of Nigerian striker Bright Enobakhare. This is coming four months after the former AEK Athens striker signed for the Sky Blues.

Enobakhare, 23, signed a two-year deal with Coventry City in July on the back of his spell at SC East Bengal in the Indian top division. The ex-Wolves and AEK Athens player featured once for the Sky Blues until his contract was terminated this week. His sole appearance came against Northampton Town in their Carabao Cup clash in August. Enobakhare played the first hour as Coventry City were dumped out of the competition at the first round stage via a 2-1 defeat to Northampton Town. Continue reading CHAMPIONSHIP: COVENTRY CANCEL ENOBAKHARE CONTRACT

GREECE: AEK RETURN TO VICTORY WAYS

AEK Athens are back to winning ways following their victory over Panetolikos in the Greece top flight earlier this week. AEK Athens were able to bounce back from their defeat at the hands of PAOK via the 3-1 away win over Panetolikos.

AEK were on a three-match unbeaten run in the league before they lost to hosts PAOK during their penultimate league game. Suriname footballer Diego Biseswar and Slovenian midfielder Jasmin Kurtic (penalty) were on target for PAOK who secured a 2-0 win to put an end to their opponents’ unbeaten league run. Biseswar gave the home team a first half lead before Kurtic sealed the points with a second half penalty. Continue reading GREECE: AEK RETURN TO VICTORY WAYS

ARSENAL TERMINATE WILLIAN’S CONTRACT ON DEADLINE DAY

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There was a whole lot of drama on Tuesday as it was the last day of the summer transfer window. Clubs were hurrying to complete their transfer businesses by all means and the rush was very real. Not only in the English Premier League but even in the Spanish La Liga, the French Ligue 1, the German Bundesliga, the Italian Serie A, as well as every other league in the footballing world, deals were being completed, and not only were clubs scuppering for their main transfer targets, players were also doing the most to ensure that they either find a way out of the club where they are lacking game time or probably just want to move to a better club.

One of the players who secured a dramatic move away from their club is Brazilian attacking midfielder Willian. The former Chelsea star finally sealed an exit away from north London club Arsenal and sealed a sensational move to his native Brazil after falling out of favor with Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta. Continue reading ARSENAL TERMINATE WILLIAN’S CONTRACT ON DEADLINE DAY