Row over Ioannidis! Sporting and Panathinaikos at loggerheads | OneFootball

Deal for Fotis Ioannidis caused a stir! Sporting and Panathinaikos have strained relations after talks

After the conclusion of the deal for Fotis Ioannidis, Sporting and Panathinaikos did not have the best relations. The Greek striker arrived at Alvalade on the closing day of the summer transfer market, being the second reinforcement from the Athens emblem, after Georgios Vagiannidis.

According to information advanced by Correio da Manhã, in addition to the 22.5 million euros, three mediants of objectives, the Athenians guaranteed 25% of a future transfer of their former team captain. However, the Greeks made one more demand for the forward: an additional 1.1M.

Apparently, the leaders of Sporting were not satisfied with the various demands made by Panathinaikos, since, in the first contacts, there would have been a verbal agreement that the payment made to Fotis Ioannidis' training clubs would be divided between the green and white emblem and the Greeks. As such, the SAD lioness would not have been pleased with this turnaround by the Greeks.

It's worth remembering that the Greek forward was the second athlete contracted to Panathinaikos in this transfer window after Georgios Vagiannidis, who played a role in the transfer of his former team captain to Alvalade: “He told me the best things I could hear (about Sporting), I am very happy”.

In the last season of 2024/25, while serving Panathinaikos, Fotis Ioannidis - valued at 15 million euros - had numbers below expectations. In 42 matches played, the forward scored on 11 occasions and signed two assists. This season, he has four games without any contribution to a goal.

Check out Ioannidis' performance against Braga:

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