Cedi Osman: “Our goal with PAOK is to be in the EuroLeague, it wasn’t an east decision”

By Aris Barkas/ [email protected]

One of the most interesting summer transfers was Cedi Osman leaving EuroLeague contender Panathinaikos for the BKT EuroCup and PAOK.

While Osman signed a new three-year contract for a total of 9M euros net – the biggest ever contract in the EuroCup – and Panathinaikos received a 2M euros buyout, leaving for the second-tier competition was totally unexpected.

Speaking to the Turkish “Socrates” magazine on their YouTube channel, Osman explained the situation, clarifying why he didn’t sign with Turkish EuroLeague contenders Anadolu Efes and Fenerbahçe.

“Before PAOK,