Anastasios Bakasetas, a 33-year-old attacking midfielder, is expected to leave Panathinaikos as he has not been in coach Yakub Nistrup's plans for some time. The Greek international might move to Cyprus, as APOEL has a strong interest in acquiring him. Bakasetas will play for APOEL. Discussions are at an advanced stage, and Panathinaikos is not an obstacle to the transfer. The player is receptive to the transfer and has made significant progress in contacts, which suggests the matter could be finalized within the next one or two days. Bakasetas has 82 caps and 19 goals for Greece, joined Panathinaikos in January 2024, and has a contract until June 2027, with a current market value of €3.00m, according to Transfermarkt.