Portugal Sports Official: Signing striker Ionidis; it is reported that the transfer fee is 22 million

Hupu September 1st, Portugal Sports officially announced that it has signed 25-year-old Greek striker Fotis Ioannidis, the player transferred from Panasinaikos to the team. The contract is until 2030 and has a 100 million euro termination clause. According to German media "Kicker", the transfer fee is 22 million euros.

Ionidis said at the signing press conference: "Thank you all for warmly welcome me. I really like the club and the philosophy here. I will face strong opponents and play high-level games with excellent teammates." He called Portugal Sports a great club with a deep culture and said that the goal is always to win the championship. "I am ready, I believe I can do it."

Speaking of personal characteristics, Ionidis called himself an all-round striker. He can not only complete multiple tasks on the court, but also support his teammates and contribute goals and assists. He believes that the transfer from the Greek League and Panasinaikos to Portugal Sports is a great challenge and is satisfied with his life in Lisbon: "This city is great, people are very enthusiastic, and I am happy to be challenged in this league and club."

Ionidis is also looking forward to playing for Portugal Sports in the Champions League group stage and has established a friendship with teammate Georgios Vagiannidis. The two will play for the Greek national team in the near future, including with Denmark. He said: "I look forward to a fight with Morten Hurmand, and have heard a lot of positive reviews about him. I am very happy that he will become my captain."

Regarding the goal, Ionidis said that he was consistent with the team: "I want to compete with Portugal Sports for the championship and have excellent performance in the European arena, scoring as many goals as possible." He was impressed by the atmosphere at the Alvarad Stadium: "I was surprised by the last match against Porto, and the atmosphere was very perfect. Although the result was not ideal, I believe we will achieve our goals in the next game."

Ionidis's career began with Levadiakos, who transferred to Panathinaikos in 2020 and became the core of the team, with 190 appearances and scored 51 goals. This season, European arena has played 5 times. Since being selected for the Greek national team for the first time in 2022, he has made 17 appearances for the national team and scored 6 goals.