Barcelona has placed Moroccan international midfielder Azzedine Ounahi high on its transfer shortlist after Frenkie de Jong suffered an injury.
Media outlets including Sport and El Mundo Deportivo reported that the Catalan club entered the transfer market for a midfielder because Dutch international Frenkie de Jong will be sidelined for three to four months.
Ounahi, who previously played in Greece for Panathinaikos and represented Morocco at the World Cup, made 24 appearances last season for Girona, scoring five goals and providing three assists. Girona was relegated last season, making his departure likely as he receives multiple offers.
Spanish show El Chiringuito reported, via Diario SPORT reporter Mario Roldan on August 1, 2026, that Barcelona is studying the signing of Ounahi, who has a release clause of 25 million euros.
European football transfer developments
Hull City announced the signing of goalkeeper Tzolakis on a contract running through 2031. Trabzonspor triggered a major transfer by signing Mohamed Salah. Aris officially announced the transfer of Rafa Mir, while Milan Vitalis arrived in Athens to complete his move to AEK.
Panathinaikos announced the signing of Levi Garcia, registering him on their European list, while also adding Cyriel Dessers to their squad list for upcoming matches against CSKA Sofia 1948.
Champions League and European match action
Olympiacos played to a 0-0 draw against NEC in Champions League play-off qualifying, leaving the tie to be decided in the Netherlands. Player Jota Silva stated that the team gave everything on the pitch. Manager Jose Luis Mendilibar said the 0-0 result was not bad given their performance and stated qualification remained open.
In other Champions League fixtures, Union Saint-Gilloise drew 3-3 with Bodo/Glimt, a potential opponent for Olympiacos. Levski secured a 1-0 victory over Kairat, taking the lead to potentially face AEK.
Squad updates and international sports news
Panathinaikos forward Tetteh was admitted to the hospital with infectious mononucleosis and was officially ruled out of the squad for the match against CSKA 1948.
Tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas started with a victory at the Montreal tournament. In Brazil, Neymar cheered, yelled, and danced samba in front of opposing team fans.
The Jordan Football Association accused FIFA President Gianni Infantino of extortion. Meanwhile, Kaizen Gaming is participating in the World Cup across twelve host cities.
Basketball coach Sarunas Jasikevicius spent family vacation time in the Ionian Sea, where Anna Douka described the location on social media as the most magical in the world.
Domestic and international news reports
Police in Serres are investigating the murder of a 68-year-old man who died from a hit with a blunt instrument. In Mystras, a 55-year-old man confessed to keeping his deceased father in a freezer for 2.5 years to collect his father's and mother's pensions, having installed cameras and chains at the hotel where the body was hidden.
Authorities on Mykonos arrested a Greek driver who stole a Hermes bag and a Rolex watch worth 75,000 euros from a Ukrainian tourist and hid them under rocks. In Kypseli, an Afghan man was accused of murdering his British wife, whose aunt stated her parents had opposed the marriage.
Police in Syros remanded a 41-year-old man in custody for the murder of a female paramedic. In Turkey, police arrested a 54-year-old actress who admitted on video that she wears a vibrator around her neck.
Police in Crete uprooted 17 cannabis plantations across Rethymno, Anogeia, and Mylopotamos, seizing 143 plants. Firefighters fought a fifth night of wildfires in West Attica, where the situation in Kandili remained difficult.
Public affairs and general news
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is planning May elections for three reasons. Former minister Giannis Varvitsiotis was laid to rest following a funeral service at the Athens Cathedral.
Applications opened for the Tourism for All program in Greece. In the Ionian Sea, researchers located a rare German World War II shipwreck 83 years after its sinking. In the United Kingdom, details emerged regarding the 38-year investigation into the murder of Diane Syndal.
Former general Konstantinos Floros reiterated Greek defense policy, while firefighters expressed support for a reporter who laughed on air due to high tension. Independent MP Chourdakis accused party leader Konstantopoulou of taking his parliamentary office and telling him to sit on the stairs.
In Michigan, health officials reported two deaths from an acute diarrhea outbreak linked to cyclospora contamination in lettuce. In the United States, a mother created a viral video after a concert attendee refused to let her daughter move forward.
Katerina Moutsatsou and two other executives resigned from Karystianou's political party. A lottery winner who threw away a 1 million euro ticket managed to recover it intact after searching a landfill. Additionally, a woman filmed painting her house while on sick leave was fired but awarded 1,279.99 euros for accumulated leave.
