Cordon’s hidden manipulations with Arabi and Gary Rodriguez

Antonio Cordón’s priority is to agree with the coach and he carefully examines all cases and criteria before making his final decision. The Spaniard continues his contacts with fellow technicians, as well as Latin Americans, and white smoke is likely to appear within a week.

But at the same time, the new coach of Olympiacos took over the file of football players whose contracts expire, as well as the file of loaned players who play abroad.

At the same time, he will deal with two players in the near future who are bound by contracts with Piraeus PAE until the summer of 2024, namely Youssef El Arabi and Gary Rodriguez.

Arab case

Arabi, after three seasons in which he was dazzling and motivating Olympiacos in the Greek League and Europe, moved last season at low speeds and was essentially a substitute solution behind Bakabou.

The experienced striker has made 49 appearances, scored 10 goals and made 5 assists, but was mostly off the bench. In total, he tallied 200 matches, 88 goals and 24 assists in just four seasons and has already written his name in the history of Olympiacos.

However, the Moroccan striker receives an annual salary in Olympiacos of more than two million euros, which is 36 out of 37, and no Greek team can lift such a heavy contract easily, without obtaining the corresponding expected benefits.

Piraeus PAE endured it for one season, but would hardly endure it for a second season. It’s not easy for a club to pay a lot of money for a player to play twenty quarter minutes at this age. Everything indicates that soon there will be a discussion between Cordon, Arabi and his representative to find a solution.

Cordon will also make contact with Gary

The Spanish coach will also communicate with Gary Rodriguez and his manager. The Cape Verde forward, who is 32 in 33, earns around 1.5 million euros a year.

Little money for a player who has only scored two goals and one assist in 29 games this season and hasn’t contributed as much as he should have done, either in the league or in Europe.

Rodriguez did not perform as expected in the previous season either, suffering from frequent muscle injuries (24 games, five goals and four assists). Moreover, in the season that ended a few days ago, the African winger was not in Anigo’s plans for the playoffs, effectively showing him the exit door.