E be like say young strikers wey go fit blow don dey scarce for recent years, but make you mark Charalampos Kostoulas. Di Greek striker don chop plenty fear as he dey rise through Olympiacos youth system, and he be dem youngest debutant when e first play for B team against Irodotos for second tier, at just 15 years. Greece no be really sabi for producing top footballers, but new talented stars dey show face, and Kostoulas dey lead di next generation.
Di striker na key player wey help Olympiacos carry dem first UEFA trophy when dia youth side surprise big European clubs by winning di Youth League. Kostoulas score five goals for eight games as Olympiacos beat Bayern Munich and AC Milan fi win di trophy – just one month before di senior squad carry di UEFA Conference League. Now, Kostoulas dey regular for Olympiacos first team and e dey catch eye of some of di biggest clubs for di world.
How e dey good, Charalampos Kostoulas? Dem dey see am as one of di biggest Greek talent from dat ‘golden generation’. Giannis Konstantelias, Konstantinos Koulierakis and Stefanos Tzimas – wey Brighton just sign – dem don dey ahead for development but Kostoulas fit be di real star for dem. Since him start play for Olympiacos first-team, he don score five goals for 29 matches, and e dey improve well as e dey cope with senior football level. Him overall game and football sense for him age dey shine, especially him speed, strength and ability to connect play.
As di graphic wey dey above show, Kostoulas na di second most valuable striker wey born for 2007 and his value go just dey increase for di coming years. Nikos Sofis, wey be Transfermarkt Greek football expert, dey talk say Kostoulas go reach anywhere wey e wan go. “Kostoulas dey impress well well for Olympiacos and di Greek youth teams,” Sofis yarn. “E get maturity and e dey play better for him young age – him go soon make him full international debut. Him future dey shine bright, as e dey humble and down to earth person. If e fit maintain di humility, him go fit reach di sky! E get di potential to get big career and play for di biggest teams for Europe.”
Charalampos Kostoulas: How much e dey worth wey Man United & Real Madrid dey eye? According to Greek media, Sport24, Manchester United dey craze for Olympiacos star as Bayern Munich and Juventus dey follow am too. Real Madrid too sabi am well, plus plenty European big boys don dey check Kostoulas well well. Olympiacos just sign am down till 2030, and their sporting director, Darko Kovačević, talk say big clubs dey watch am. “The interest don they grow, but e be Olympiacos padi,” Kovacevic talk. “European giants wan am, plenty of dem. But I no go call names. E go still dey for Olympiacos this season, and I dey hope say e go last longer.”
- Kostoulas dey worth €3 million for Transfermarkt, but e go need big, big offer to make Olympiacos gree sell dia star player. Transfermarkt expert Sofis talk say: ‘Olympiacos go try dem best to hold am as long as dem fit, plus dem don just extend him contract go 2030. Dem go do everything wey dey fit to keep am for Greece unless dem see huge offer wey go sweet dem too much. Kostoulas and him guys go need check any offers wey come and decide wetin go be the next move for him career. E be one of di young talents from di current Greek boys and no way Olympiacos go just release am easy like dat.’
