Communications with wolves and the reality of the condition

Daniel Pontense experienced the apotheosis of thousands of Olympiacos fans who were present in the stands of Georgios Karaiskakis in the derby win against his Greek rival AEK, while he was substituted in the 81st minute. The Portuguese striker was frowning on his way to the bench, which raised speculation about his future.

The scenarios worsened when, a short time later, the player’s wife posted on social media a photo of Pontense crying, and wrote the following: “The feeling when you leave your homeThe 28-year-old winger is reportedly playing for Olympiacos on loan from Wolves, for whom the Piraeus club paid €1,500,000 in rent last September.

At that time, there was information from England that talked about the existence of an option to buy the player from Olympiacos, as some set the amount at 5 million and others at 6 million euros. In the end, according to the information, no purchase clause was included in the agreement between the two teams.

This means that Olympiacos will proceed with new negotiations with Wolverhampton in order to acquire Podense. Both the management and the footballer want to continue together next season and will soon start new contacts with the English club.

PAE Olympiacos’ fourth vice-president and general manager, Kostas Karababas, wrote about two hours after the match with AEK in his Instagram story, referring to Podense, he wrote: “Relax, everyone. He was impressed. Last home game of the season, but we want him to play more home games. I hope all the foreigners who have passed will love the club very much.”The Portuguese striker then re-published the relevant post on his own account.

What comes out of England?

During the past few hours, the English media circulated a picture of Pontense crying during the match against AIK, and opinions differed in the reports.

For example, molineux.com reported this “Pontense’s permanent exit from Wolves appears likely in the summer.” He added that “The Portuguese came close to selling him last summer, but the offers did not satisfy Wolverhampton, which renewed his contract and then loaned him to Olympiacos.

According to the English website. “Wolves manager Gary O’Neill suggested to the management last week that all loaned players would return to the club in the summer for discussions about their future and decisions would be made based on whether the players wanted to remain at the club or not.” And if the coach thinks they have something to offer.”

Meanwhile, another English website, Footballfancast, has suggested that Wolves are considering a return for Pontense to replace 24-year-old Pedro Neto, who could be on the move in the summer. He continued to compare the two Portuguese strikers, with the advantages each has in their game.

Pedro Neto, in 23 league and cup matches, scored three goals and provided 11 assists per season. He is committed to Wolverhampton until the summer of 2027 (acquired from Lazio for 18 million in July 2019) and his market value is 55 million euros.

Daniel Pontense, in 45 matches with Olympiacos this season, scored 14 goals and provided 12 assists in all competitions. He is going through one of the most productive periods in his career and has a contract with Wolverhampton until the summer of 2025. It is noteworthy that Wolverhampton has acquired the Portuguese striker from the ranks of the red and white instead From 20,000.00 in January 2020.

However, Podense wants to stay at Olympiacos, and together with the Piraeus team management, they are ready to make all necessary moves to achieve this goal.