EXCLUSIVE: Juventus and AC Milan scouts watch Olympiacos' UEFA Youth League semi-final win

Jacque Talbot

Updated: 20 Apr 2024 14:47 BST
3 min read

Olympiacos have made it to the UEFA Youth League final following their semi-final victory over Nantes, becoming the first Greek side to do so.

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They will now face AC Milan Monday's final in Nyon after both came through to the last-four via penalty shoot-outs. The win means that the Thrylos are only the second Greek club to reach a UEFA final, with the last being Panathinaikos’ entry in the 1970/71 European Cup.

Olympiacos are rich in young talent, with a number of scouts watching over their match with the French outfit on Friday.

It’s thought that the likes of Anxhelo Sina, Charalampos Kostoulas, his older brother Konstantinos Kostoulas, Argyrios Liatsikouras, Isidoros Koutsidis, and Christos Mouzakitis were all looked at by representatives of some elite clubs in Europe.

Sources inform us that Serie A sides Torino, Monza Fiorentina, Juventus, AC Milan, and Udinese had scouts watching over proceedings.

© IMAGO - Olympiacos have made it to the UEFA Youth League final

Nottingham Forest and Olympiacos owner Evangelos Marinakis was also in attendance at the game, providing moral support for the up and coming talent at his club.

Dimitrios Mavrogenidis, Olympiacos’ assistant coach, said after the victory against Nantes: "The whole club is proud. Today, last night – it’s a very special time for the club. We have a lot of confidence [for the final]. The effort the boys put in is amazing. The trip has been amazing, but now we have one more stop. We will give it our all."

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