At Panathinaikos, they have reached their final options to strengthen the back with a potential key stopper and want to wrap up the issue within the next 24 hours. 26-year-old Frenchman Andrew Gravignon and another case are already in the lead.
The final “weights” of Panathinaikos' test cases for weeks are over and the “Greens” are now looking to close the gap at the back by acquiring a centre-back who will be bought as a potential starter. As an “Auxiliary” option. Join the stopper immediately with the clear intention of completing the entire matter within the next 24 hours.
At Panathinaikos, they withdrew from the public eye during this time. Dozens of candidate names have been written and mentioned without confirming or denying anything. Yiannis Papadimitriou gave Fatih Terim qualified cases through “verification” and the preparatory work done by the club and the Turkish coach now points to the final selections.
In front of “Clover” there is a case of naturalized French player and international player Andrew Gravillon with Guadalupe from Turkish Adana Demirspor. Although there has been such a connection from the Turkish press in recent days, it is not a name that has emerged now after Terim's appointment to the “green” bench.
Gravion is a stopper with very unique athletic characteristics, great “size”, strength, height (1.88m) and great technical training, who has been scouted by Panathinaikos since last summer, before the acquisition of Jedvai and Palme-Brown.
Metz then opted to sell him to Demirspor for €2.5m, with the 26-year-old stopper getting the starting shirt (18 matches, 1 goal) but falling out with his team over loans in recent weeks. The person He was picked up at a very young age by Inter, who included him in their infrastructure department, and although he never played for the Nerazzurri, he had a remarkable career in Italy (Benevento, Pescara, Sassuolo, Ascoli, Torino) before returning. France to Lorient and Metz.
He himself is looking to leave, Demirspor (who are facing financial problems) wants to pay back a small amount of their summer signings, and reports say discussions have already taken place between the two clubs to find a formula. His move to Panathinaikos – mostly on loan and with an option to buy him – would satisfy all parties. And let's wait and see in the next 24 hours whether this transfer will reach the final stage.
Another option of his
At the same time, Panathinaikos has another case of a central defender, to whom Fatih Terim has given the “OK”, whose name has not yet leaked and “runs” parallel to the Gravion matter.
After all, in a transfer season, facts are reversed and easily changed from one moment to the next, and at Panathinaikos, they want to be ready for all eventualities and immediately close the blocker's front.
Whether a second stopper will be bought beyond that remains to be seen in the coming days. In a press conference after Wednesday's match with PAS Ioannina (3/1), Fatih Terim opened up the possibility of Panathinaikos moving for a second central defender in the winter transfer “window”. However, in this case, everything depends on the recovery of Eric Palmer-Brown. And this is an issue that will become clear in two weeks.
The American will re-examine his serious (and very minor) ankle injury (bone swelling) and if it is established that he will be out for a long time, Panathinaikos is also “likely to be sought after.” For now, of course, getting the first to get the first team jersey is important.
