Remo Freuler Passes Medical And Set To Sign 2 Year Contract With Olympiacos | OneFootball

Enzo Fernandez #24 of Argentina competes for the ball against Remo Freuler #8 of Switzerland during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Quarter Final match between Argentina and Switzerland at Kansas City Stadium on July 11, 2026 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

Transfers involving veteran free agents are often described as low-risk because there is no transfer fee.

That is only partly true. With Remo Freuler, the biggest remaining uncertainty was physical.

Olympiacos are signing a 34-year-old midfielder to play inside José Luis Mendilibar’s demanding football. Until the medical and performance testing were complete, there was still a meaningful question over whether the club was comfortable committing to him for two seasons.

That hurdle has now apparently been cleared. bwinΣΠΟΡ FM reports that Freuler completed his medicals successfully Sunday evening and the two-year Olympiacos agreement is moving toward immediate signature.

Freuler is not replacing Hezze

Olympiacos do not appear to be signing the Swiss midfielder because they need another Santiago Hezze.

Hezze gives Mendilibar aggression, ball recovery and range. Freuler’s value lies more in:

positioning;

tempo;

anticipation;

circulation;

and controlling the spaces created when teammates play aggressively.

That is exactly what Olympiacos lacked during important stretches of the NEC tie. The press itself was not always the problem. What happened after the press failed often was. A player such as Freuler can help improve that second phase.

His arrival makes the next midfielder even more important

Olympiacos continue working on Cristian Cásseres Jr. and Gustavo Puerta, with current club-side reporting still presenting the intention as signing one of the two alongside Freuler.

Freuler provides experience.

The second signing is expected to provide more athletic prime-age or developmental quality. That produces a considerably healthier age balance than asking a 34-year-old to carry the midfield rebuild himself.

Somebody now probably has to leave

The latest Olympiacos reporting also says a central-midfield departure remains expected, with Lorenzo Scipioni currently considered more likely than Dani García to be the player moved out. That is the first real cost of the rebuild.

Olympiacos cannot simply keep adding midfielders without creating an overcrowded group.

If Freuler arrives and another major midfielder follows, Mendilibar would potentially have:

Hezze;

Freuler;

Mouzakitis;

Dani García;

Scipioni;

plus Cásseres or Puerta.

Meaningful minutes disappear quickly.

A move for Scipioni could therefore be developmental rather than punitive, particularly if it is a loan to a club where he starts regularly. In a normal world, 36 year old Dani Garcia would be shown the exit door.

Freuler could be particularly useful for Mouzakitis

There is a tendency to assume veteran midfielders block young players. They can, but they can also help them.

Freuler’s positioning could allow Christos Mouzakitis to take greater responsibility in possession without simultaneously being asked to organize every defensive transition around him. That could give Mendilibar combinations where youth and experience actually complement one another.

The biggest concern remains workload

Passing a medical does not make Freuler 27 again. Olympiacos will need to manage him intelligently. Mendilibar’s teams can play at very high intensity, and the calendar will include domestic competition plus eight Europa League league-phase matches before any knockout football.

Freuler’s 40 appearances last season suggest he remains durable. But his value should probably be maximized through role management rather than simply playing him every three days because of his reputation.

A mixed reaction

Public social-media reaction around Freuler has remained mixed but increasingly favorable as supporters understand he is expected to be only one half of the midfield rebuild. The larger issue is the movement that has occurred as a result. Many fans do not believe moving Lorenzo Scipioni is the right way to go. While the player does need to see minutes and loan move is pragmatic, the fact that he is getting pushed aside by Dani Garcia, staistically the worst player in red and white, seems outrageous.