Stanic on Verge of Career Move as Olympiakos Ready 8M

The phones in the Razgrad offices have barely stopped ringing these days. Ludogorets know what they have, Olympiakos know what they want, and the man both sides are sitting at the table for is still waiting for someone to tell him when to pack his bags. Petar Stanic is used to being the player everything runs through, but rarely has he sat at the center of such a big battle off the pitch.

The Greeks are not hiding that the midfielder with a Serbian passport is a priority. According to media reports, Piraeus have raised their offer close to the figure the Bulgarian club were asking, and the gap between the two numbers has narrowed to the fine print. When Olympiakos shift into top gear they usually see a deal through, and this time they have rivals breathing down their neck, so they are in no mood to stand still.

What do the numbers behind this transfer say?

Stanic is not a player you buy on reputation, but on output. Last season he was the top scorer in the Europa League with seven goals in just ten matches, plus one assist, and that from a position that, honestly, is not his first port of call for goals. He plays as a classic number ten, but he knows how to drop deep, drift out wide, carry the ball through the middle and finish the move. A thin bench does not scare him, because he is the type who carries a team rather than the other way round.

His market value is estimated at around three and a half million euros, so if Olympiakos really lay out close to ten, they are paying the premium for the player he was on European nights, not his league average. That is a fee for form and for potential, and it is exactly why Ludogorets are not budging an inch. A contract running to the summer of 2028 gives the Bulgarians the luxury of waiting, because they are selling from comfort, not out of need.

For the Serbia international this would be a jump to a completely different level. Olympiakos are a club that seriously target the Champions League, or at least a European autumn, every season, and Stanic would move from being the star of the Bulgarian league to a setup that offers him a bigger stage and, honestly, bigger pressure. For a player in his prime, that is precisely the tailwind he is looking for.

When could the transfer be wrapped up?

Based on what is coming out of Greece, only the final details remain before the midfielder travels to Piraeus to sign. In practice that means the deal is measured in days, not weeks, but in football the last signature tends to be the slowest part of the story. Until the bonuses are agreed and the payment schedule is settled, nothing is done, however close it may look.

What works in Stanic’s favor is that both sides want it. Ludogorets would collect serious money for a player whose peak years are running down, Olympiakos would land a scorer who has already proven he does not get lost in Europe, and the midfielder himself would get the platform every international dreams of. When interests line up this neatly, the transfer usually goes through, and the only question is when the phones in Razgrad will finally fall silent.

I believe the deal will get done, because chances like this do not come around often in a career, and Stanic has shown he can carry the load. We will meet again when both sides sit down and put pen to paper, and then we will know exactly how much the Greek giant was ready to pay. Do you think Olympiakos is the right setting for the Serbian midfielder’s next step?