The January transfer window is fast approaching. Athletic directors and soccer recruiting chiefs are hunting their target targets with a zeal unlike any other.
Manchester United AND Real Madrid are as big as they come, but both have compelling reasons to strengthen their squad not only for the remainder of the 2024-25 season, but also with an eye to the future.
The pair of soccer giants are part of a group of clubs that are reportedly targeting the same player, and he is currently a long-term player who is learning his trade in the Greek Super League at his country’s most successful club.
Who is Charalampos Kostoulas?
Olympiacos they have not won 47 domestic titles since the 2021-2022 season, but this season they lead the league ahead of AEK Athens and PAOK. Their youngest ever player broke into the first team and helped them to the top of the table, scoring three goals in eleven Super League appearances.
Charalampos Kostoulas has attracted the attention of Manchester United and Real Madrid with his performances this season, and has also played and scored for the Greek Under-21 team despite turning just 17 in May.
Reporting from Caught offside indicates that Kostoulas plays under not only United and Real Madrid, but also Bayern Munich and West Ham United.
According to sources, Olympiakos is ready to cash in on their highly-rated, sought-after wunderkind and sell him “for around €20 million” to secure the funds needed to strengthen their position in the title race.
Striker Kostoulas would be an asset for the future for any club able to secure a contract and would be the latest such signing from Man United, whose youth signings under INEOS look rather impressive than some of those who have been brought in first team.
Kostoulas is a physically impressive striker who has been making waves in men’s football against more experienced defenders. He played five times in the Europa League, the last two starting in matches against FCSB and Twente. He hasn’t achieved good form in Europe yet, but it’s only a matter of time.
Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim will be keen to bring in a senior centre-forward sooner rather than later if possible. United’s only five Premier League goals in 2024-25 have been scored solely by strikers, three by Joshua Zirkzee and two by Rasmus Hojlund.
IN FourFourTwo According to Kostoulas, he would initially be a promising backup option if Amorim manages to get his attacking unit firing at Old Trafford and INEOS are able to sign their very young man. Who knows – after next season, Kostoulas may be exactly the player he needs.
