It's been a wild week and weekend for Olympiacos fans as a "marquee" signing that we have been waiting for since beginning of the summer had his deal collapse at the end. Petar Stanic no longer on Olympiacos's radar as the club pursues other options. Joel Roca will arrive from Girona for an over €5 million fee with Giannoulis still a potential option and other signings still needed. Join the conversation and let us know your thoughts on Petar Stanic's deal collapse and Joel Roca!

Olympiacos are back for 2026/27 and the first preseason friendly already gave us plenty to talk about.We were in Holland to watch Olympiacos beat Raków 2–1 after going behind, with Kostas Fortounis scoring a trademark free-kick and Roman Yaremchuk completing the comeback in stoppage time.In this video: first impressions from Olympiacos’ opening preseason match, Rodinei’s sharp return, Pablo Maffeo’s first minutes, Clayton’s struggles, Scipioni and Mouzakitis in midfield, the Yaremchuk striker question, and why Fortounis could be one of the most important “signings” of the summer.

The first preseason training sessions have completed with phase one continuing this week. Transfers continue to flow with Zinedin Smajlovic arriving to reinforce the backling and Jota Silva and Joel Roca expected to join preseason this week. Things are moving along but there's still plenty more transfer action ahead of us!