He is moving to acquire a central midfielder

The decision has been made. PAOK will move in January for the acquisition of a central midfielder and already the people of Dikefalo have not only started the search for him but have also made preliminary contacts, so that his acquisition can be completed immediately.

Tiemoue Bakayoko’s injury is not the reason for the processes that have already started. At least not as far as the fact that the French midfielder, who didn’t seem to fit the bill anyway, will go further back.

The decision to strengthen the center of the midfield has been taken earlier and was, according to information, one of the topics that occupied the recent discussion that Razvan Lucescu had with Ivan Savvidis.

In everything that the two men discussed about the situation in which PAOK is, there was also a conversation about the transfer moves that are considered necessary in view of the winter season and of course the issue of a central midfielder with different characteristics from those that already exist is one of the primary issues that concern the 55-year-old technician.

The characteristics that Lucescu wants

What are these features? Speed, ball-handling and blocking ability, are some of the things he needs to add to the elements already given to the midfield axis of Mandy Kamara, Magomed Ozdoev and Stefan Schwab, who by the way still has not overcome the virus that has been bothering him for several days . Evidence that Tiemoue Bakayoko has not been able to provide.

PAOK’s staff share a common desire to close the matter of acquiring a central midfielder as soon as possible, so that the player is in Thessaloniki, with the opening of the winter transfer window. And with the prospect of being a footballer who can immediately help Razvan Lucescu’s team.

The Romanian coach in the summer had insisted on the stay of Sualio Meite, who is not considered at Benfica, despite the change in the technical leadership of the Lusitanians. However, the issue in his case is that PAOK needs a footballer who will not need much time until he reaches match readiness so that he can enter Lucheskos’ plans as quickly as possible.