The Nestos Chrysoupoli Chronicle
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Medical ends the Junior Bakayoko deal
Everything was agreed with Kalamata and then the doctor spoke. Nestos Chrysoupoli have walked away from a signing on the advice of somebody who never saw him play, which is how it is supposed to work.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Sotiris Kontouris is a medical away from Nestos Chrysoupoli
The deal with Panathinaikos is done in every sense but the one that puts him on the pitch. Nothing goes wrong at this stage, except on the occasions when it does.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Nestos Chrysoupoli
Jan Vodháněl 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 targets10 Aug 2026
Nestos Chrysoupoli rebuffed over Leandro Quiroz
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Godoy Cruz have kept their man, and Nestos Chrysoupoli go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Market10 Aug 2026
Apostolos Tsimikas steps up from the Nestos Chrysoupoli academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Apostolos Tsimikas has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
Petros Karelis steps up from the Nestos Chrysoupoli academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Petros Karelis has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Nikolaos Pelkas joins the Nestos Chrysoupoli first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Nikolaos Pelkas is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Nikos Papagiannopoulos steps up from the Nestos Chrysoupoli academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Nikos Papagiannopoulos has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Squad10 Aug 2026
This league is too small for Facundo Pumpido
He is doing things on a Saturday afternoon that nobody around him can answer, which is flattering for about one season and a problem after that. Nestos Chrysoupoli will not keep him by pretending otherwise.
In brief
- Squad No place for João Carlos in the new shape
- Squad 6 new faces, and Nestos Chrysoupoli are still learning each other