Aristos Panagidis, the press officer for Karmiotissa, gave an interview to “SPOR FM 95.0.” He began by discussing the team’s transfer plans, upcoming moves to strengthen the squad, and preparations for the new season. He also discussed the friendly match against AEK, the effort to host games at Tsirio Stadium, and the team’s goals.
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Best wishes for the teams’ European “battles”: “If I may, I’d like to congratulate Apollon and wish Omonia and Paphos the best of luck.”
On transfers: “As for transfers, Manolis Pavlis was announced yesterday; he’s a 23-year-old who can play on both flanks of the attack. Last year he played for Panserraikos; he was born in Australia, where he also played, and he played for several teams in Greece before moving on to Portugal, where he played until returning to Greece. We wish him a great soccer season and hope he helps the team achieve its goals. Beyond that, as we’ve said, the team’s goal is to avoid relegation, and that’s why we’ve worked to build a strong roster. In the coming days, we’ll be adding 4–5 players to positions to be determined by the coach and his staff. I should mention that these will be top-tier players who can make a difference, with the goal of being as ready as possible when the league starts.”
In which positions will signings be made: “That’s entirely up to the coach; I can say with certainty that they’ll be in both defense and offense.”
Regarding the goalkeeper: “We’re in talks with a few players, but we haven’t reached a decision yet; we’ll have to wait a little longer before we can say more.”
On the upcoming friendly: “It’s scheduled for tomorrow night against AEK at the Arena—a very tough friendly for us, an opportunity for the coach to test players and formations, and it’s an important evaluation tool for identifying the positives and negatives and for the coach to see where the team needs improvement.”
On the upcoming friendlies: “As for the upcoming friendlies, I don’t have the schedule in front of me; we’ll likely have an announcement on Monday regarding the next ones. For now, we’re focused on tomorrow’s match.”
On the Tsirion Stadium: “It’s a great honor for Karmiotissa to play at the Tsirion Stadium; Tsirion is a venue with a rich history, inextricably linked to the city of Limassol; we want to play at Tsirion. What we do know is that the management is making every effort; and there are currently some procedural matters being reviewed by the stadium’s management and the licensing authority; we hope to have positive news in the coming days. The announcement was a way to highlight what the Tsireio Stadium means to the people of Limassol, and it would be good to support it in the future, upgrade it, and—why not—organize other events there as well.”
Regarding where they would play otherwise: “Otherwise, we’ll play at Dasaki; it’s been designated as our second option. You understand that it’s not exactly the easiest thing, but for better or worse, we’ll have to deal with it.”
