As much as Panathinaikos didn’t want it, Cedi Osman decided not to continue wearing the jersey with the shamrock on the chest.

The Turkish forward had a contract with the “Greens,” but he apparently informed Dimitris Giannakopoulos of his desire to leave.

The owner of the “Green” basketball club also emphasized this on social media, expressing his regret over this development.

“I’m saddened by the decision you’ve made, but I fully respect and understand it. I wish you all the best. Cedi, Cedi, Cedi…” wrote Panathinaikos’s power broker in bidding farewell to the 30-year-old athlete who has found himself in Efes’s crosshairs.

Osman has played for the “clover” for the past two years…

*photo source: KYPE