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Dossier TL-A385Status: SpeculativeOpened 13 Oct 2026

Expected window: January 2027

Panagiotis Retsos to TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

Last update: 21 days ago

Evidence score

Evidence score
Verdict

Scouts from Tottenham and Bologna were present at the derby to watch Panagiotis Retsos, with TSG Hoffenheim also reportedly interested in the Olympiacos Piraeus centre-back. His contract at Olympiacos runs to June 2028. The interest was first reported on 13 October by gate7intl via Facebook, noting that multiple clubs had sent scouts to observe him.

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 recent7/10

    Last update 21 days ago

What we know

Scouts from Tottenham and Bologna were present at the derby to watch Panagiotis Retsos, with TSG Hoffenheim also reportedly interested in the Olympiacos Piraeus centre-back. His contract at Olympiacos runs to June 2028. The interest was first reported on 13 October by gate7intl via Facebook, noting that multiple clubs had sent scouts to observe him.

Key findings

  • Earliest report on file: 13 Oct 2026, gate7intl, 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: 21 days ago.

Who reported it

OutletTierWhat they saidTrack recordChecked
gate7intl
13/10/2026
Tier 4 · Speculative

Retsos was among players watched by scouts from Tottenham and Bologna, with Hoffenheim also interested.

Stage: interest

No history yetRepeats another outlet

Timeline

  1. 13 Oct 2026 · gate7intl
    Retsos was among players watched by scouts from Tottenham and Bologna, with Hoffenheim also interested.

    Repeats reporting from another outlet. Stage: interest

Does TSG 1899 Hoffenheim need him?

Centre-Back: the centre-backs TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 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)

PlayerPositionAgeContract
Albian HajdariCentre-Back2330 Jun 2031
Ozan KabakCentre-Back2630 Jun 2030
Robin HranacCentre-Back2630 Jun 2028
Koki MachidaCentre-Back2930 Jun 2029
Sean DulicCentre-Back2130 Jun 2030

Recent signings in this position

  • Sean Dulic (Centre-Back)2026/27 · free from TSV 1860 Munich
  • Attila Szalai (Centre-Back)· no longer in the squad2026/27 · back from loan at Pogon Szczecin
  • Stanley Nsoki (Centre-Back)· no longer in the squad2026/27 · back from loan at 1.FC Union Berlin
  • Arthur Chaves (Centre-Back)· no longer in the squad2026/27 · back from loan at FC Augsburg
  • Luca Erlein (Centre-Back)· no longer in the squad2026/27 · from TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II · fee undisclosed
  • Koki Machida (Centre-Back)2025/26 · from Union Saint-Gilloise · €4.75m
  • Albian Hajdari (Centre-Back)2025/26 · from FC Lugano · €5.00m
  • Attila Szalai (Centre-Back)· no longer in the squad2025/26 · back from loan at Standard Liège
  • Attila Szalai (Centre-Back)· no longer in the squad2025/26 · back from loan at Kasimpasa
  • Joshua Quarshie (Centre-Back)· no longer in the squad2025/26 · back from loan at SpVgg Greuther Fürth
  • Tim Drexler (Centre-Back)· no longer in the squad2025/26 · back from loan at 1.FC Nuremberg
  • Kelven Frees (Centre-Back)· no longer in the squad2025/26 · from TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II · fee undisclosed

Is it still alive?

First report
13 Oct 2026
Latest report
13 Oct 2026 (20 days ago)
Transfer window
January 2027: shuts in 91 days

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

Contract and fee

Contract until
June 2028
Reported fee
—

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

Score over time

13 Oct · 2002 Nov · 17

Player profile

Full name
Παναγιώτης Ρέτσος
Age
28
Agent
no agent

Photo: Fuguito, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; resized and cropped.

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