The Iraklis Courier
Market23 Aug 2027
Iraklis turn down Atromitos for Amr Warda
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Market23 Aug 2027
Ilias Moysidis is on his way
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Iraklis is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
Squad23 Aug 2027
Words exchanged at Iraklis
Andrés Vombergar and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Transfer targets23 Aug 2027
Door shut on Dimitris Bataoulas
Iraklis asked and PAOK said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Squad23 Aug 2027
Words at Iraklis training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Brian Oliván is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Transfer targets23 Aug 2027
Iraklis try to borrow Facundo Pons
San Martín have been asked whether they would lend him. Loans are agreed quickly or not at all, and this one will be one or the other by the weekend.
The dugout23 Aug 2027
When it matters, Javi Manquillo plays
It is never announced and it is entirely visible: the biggest afternoons of the season keep containing him. A press box works this out long before anybody at the club confirms a word of it.
The dugout23 Aug 2027
The manager makes an example of Abdul Rahman Weiss
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
The terraces23 Aug 2027
Supporters make their feelings known about Ollie O'Neill
The speculation has reached the stands, and the stands have answered. Iraklis would like this settled before it becomes the only thing anybody asks about.
In brief
- Squad Alvin remains an outsider
- The dugout The manager makes Nikola Dovedan a promise
- The dugout Vasile Sova asks for a word with the manager