The Iraklis Courier
Squad10 Aug 2026
A muscle injury sidelines Giorgos Manalis for 14 days
Nobody makes a documentary about a hamstring and everybody in the game fears one. Iraklis will be careful with the return date, because the second one is always worse than the first.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Iraklis go back to the board over Adriano Bregu
The number the board signed off was not enough. It has been asked again and raised its own offer to $414.0K — a club that wants Adriano Bregu enough to be asked twice.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Rodrigo Mosqueira
Iraklis asked and Agropecuario Argentino said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Iraklis
Giorgos Manalis and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
No deal for Nikos Marinakis at that price
Iraklis offered $290.0K; OFI said it was not close. The manager will be told the money is still there for the right player, which is what managers are told.
Market10 Aug 2026
Andreas Karelis steps up from the Iraklis academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Andreas 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: Apostolos Giakoumakis joins the Iraklis first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Apostolos Giakoumakis 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
Manolis Mavropanos steps up from the Iraklis academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Manolis Mavropanos 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
Iraklis promote Evangelos Samaris from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Evangelos Samaris has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.