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512 active dossiers11 confirmed20 debunked36 closedLast audit 26 mins ago
Dossier TL-3465Status: SpeculativeOpened 11 Oct 2026

Expected window: summer 2027

Giannis Michailidis to AEK Athens

Last update: 39 days ago

Evidence score

Evidence score
Verdict

AEK Athens and Panathinaikos are currently monitoring Giannis Michailidis after he turned down a contract extension from PAOK, according to mykonea.gr. His listed contract runs to June 2027. The story broke earlier on 25 Sep 2026 when mykonea.gr reported the rejection and the two rivals’ interest.

Independent sources
0
verified outlets
Repeated by
1
outlets, not first-hand
Denials
0
dispute the claim
Deal stage
interest
1 outlet
How the score is calculated
  • Independent sources0/40

    0 independent sources (max 4); 1 other outlet only repeats someone else's reporting

  • Source track record10/25

    No independent source to judge, so no track record counts (assumed 40%)

  • Deal stage0/25

    Stage: interest

  • How recent4/10

    Last update 39 days ago

What we know

AEK Athens and Panathinaikos are currently monitoring Giannis Michailidis after he turned down a contract extension from PAOK, according to mykonea.gr. His listed contract runs to June 2027. The story broke earlier on 25 Sep 2026 when mykonea.gr reported the rejection and the two rivals’ interest.

mykonea.gr does not mention any formal offer at this stage.

Key findings

  • Earliest report on file: 25 Sept 2026, mykonea.gr, repeating another outlet.
  • No independent source: all 1 identified outlets repeat earlier reporting.
  • Deal stage reached by a counted source: interest.
  • No second independent source corroborates it.
  • Latest evidence: 39 days ago.

Who reported it

OutletTierWhat they saidTrack recordChecked
mykonea.gr
25/09/2026
Tier 3 · Secondary

Michailidis rejected PAOK's renewal offer; AEK and Panathinaikos are monitoring the player.

Stage: interest

No history yetRepeats another outlet

Timeline

  1. 25 Sept 2026 · mykonea.gr
    Michailidis rejected PAOK's renewal offer; AEK and Panathinaikos are monitoring the player.

    Repeats reporting from another outlet. Stage: interest

Does AEK Athens need him?

Centre-Back: the centre-backs AEK Athens already have, from their squad list, and who they brought in there over the last two seasons. Facts only: we do not judge the need.

Current centre-backs (5, 2 with a year or less left)

PlayerPositionAgeContract
Harold MoukoudiCentre-Back2830 Jun 2029
Filipe RelvasCentre-Back2730 Jun 2029
Martin GeorgievCentre-Back2130 Jun 2030
Christos AlexiouCentre-Back2130 Jun 2027
Domagoj VidaCentre-Back3730 Jun 2027

Recent signings in this position

  • Christos Alexiou (Centre-Back)2026/27 · on loan from Inter U23
  • Konstantinos Chrysopoulos (Centre-Back)· no longer in the squad2026/27 · back from loan at Mantova 1911
  • Dimitri Valkanis (Centre-Back)· no longer in the squad2026/27 · back from loan at Brisbane Roar
  • Filipe Relvas (Centre-Back)2025/26 · from Vitória Guimarães SC · €3.25m
  • Martin Georgiev (Centre-Back)2025/26 · from Slavia Sofia · €2.00m
  • Konstantinos Chrysopoulos (Centre-Back)· no longer in the squad2025/26 · back from loan at Anorthosis Famagusta
  • Christos Kosidis (Centre-Back)· no longer in the squad2025/26 · from AEK Athens B · fee undisclosed
  • Dimitri Valkanis (Centre-Back)· no longer in the squad2025/26 · from AEK Athens B · fee undisclosed

Is it still alive?

First report
25 Sept 2026
Latest report
25 Sept 2026 (38 days ago)
Transfer window
summer 2027: shuts in 302 days

The window the reports point to. If the move has not happened 10 days after it shuts, the dossier closes as not done.

No new reporting for over three weeks: the story is going cold.

Contract and fee

Contract until
June 2030
Reported fee
—

No outlet has quoted a figure for this move yet. We never estimate one.

Score over time

12 Oct · 1831 Oct · 14

Player profile

Full name
Γιάννης Μιχαηλίδης
Age
26
Agent
ROGON

Photo: PAOK FC / ΠΑΕ ΠΑΟΚ, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; resized and cropped.

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