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3 clusters · 14 sources · 7 days · First seen 9 days ago · Last updated 2 days ago

Categories: SPORTS

Olympiacos Tzolakis transfer and replacement talks

Entities: José Sa · Konstantinos Tzolakidis · Olympiacos · Thomas Walkup · Konstantinos Tzolak

Overview

In mid‑July 2026 Chelsea were on the verge of completing the signing of Olympiacos’s 23‑year‑old goalkeeper Konstantinos Tzolakis, with the deal reported as 90‑95 % complete after the player returned to Athens on 24 July to finalize paperwork.

Olympiacos began searching for a successor. Portuguese keeper José Sa was initially the front‑runner, while Croatian international Dominik Livaković remained unavailable due to injury and other names such as Sérgio Eira were mentioned.

By 26 July the club had moved into advanced negotiations with German free‑agent Stefan Ortega, a 33‑year‑old former Manchester City, Arsenal and Nottingham Forest keeper. Basic terms were agreed and an improved offer submitted, with Olympiacos aiming to seal the deal before its Champions League qualification match on 4 August. Ortega now joins Sa as a serious candidate to fill the vacancy left by Tzolakis.

The transfer to Chelsea is still expected to be finalised shortly, while Olympiacos’s replacement strategy continues to evolve ahead of the upcoming European campaign.

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.

[● 7 SOURCES] Olympiacos is in advanced negotiations with goalkeeper Stefan Ortega. (multiple sources)
[● 6 SOURCES] German journalist Florian Plettenberg reported on the advanced negotiations. (quotations in articles)
[● 5 SOURCES] Stefan Ortega is a free agent after leaving Manchester City. (reporter notes)
[● 5 SOURCES] Basic terms of Ortega's contract with Olympiacos have been agreed, with final details under discussion. (multiple sources)
[● 5 SOURCES] German journalist Florian Plettenberg reported the advanced talks. (reporter citation)
[● 5 SOURCES] The basic terms of Ortega’s contract with Olympiacos have been agreed, with only final details pending. (negotiation update)
[● 4 SOURCES] Ortega was initially hesitant about moving to Greece but later re‑engaged in talks. (multiple reports)
[● 3 SOURCES] Olympiacos seeks to replace goalkeeper Konstantinos Tzolakidis with Ortega. (club statements and reports)
[● 3 SOURCES] Stefan Ortega is a 33‑year‑old German free agent after leaving Manchester City. (player profile details)
[● 2 SOURCES] Olympiacos intends Ortega to replace outgoing goalkeeper Konstantinos Tzolak. (club strategy)
[○ 1 SOURCE] Olympiacos submitted a new official proposal to Ortega. (club release)
[○ 1 SOURCE] Olympiacos hopes to complete the signing before the Champions League qualifiers against Naïmegkén. (coach statements)

Timeline

2 days ago

[SPORTS] 9 sources
Olympiacos in advanced talks to sign goalkeeper Stefan Ortega
Olympiacos is in advanced talks to sign free‑agent goalkeeper Stefan Ortega, with terms mostly settled and a new official proposal submitted to replace Konstantinos Tzolak before upcoming Champions League ties.
5 days ago

[SPORTS] 7 sources
Chelsea close to signing Olympiacos goalkeeper Konstantinos Tzolakis
Olympiacos goalkeeper Konstantinos Tzolakis is set to join Chelsea, with the deal over 90% complete; Olympiacos plans to replace him with José Sa.
9 days ago

[SPORTS] 2 sources
Olympiacos goalkeeper Konstantinos Tzolak close to Chelsea transfer
Olympiacos is near finalising goalkeeper Konstantinos Tzolak’s move to Chelsea, while talks for Osso and Peder Stancic have fallen through.

Sources

balla.com.cy · gazzetta.gr · gipedo.politis.com.cy · metrosport.gr · newsbeast.gr · newsit.gr · novasports.gr · parapolitika.gr · pelop.gr · protothema.gr · sportime.sigmalive.com · sports.ert.gr · thepressroom.gr · to10.gr