Salzburg insisted on signing Giannis Konstantelias for 1.5 years, repeatedly increasing their offers and breaking their own transfer record. The club offered PAOK €17,500,000, with €10,000,000 payable immediately after signing, plus an 18% resale percentage. Salzburg also offered Giannis Konstantelias a contract with annual earnings of €1,500,000, which would increase each year. Both the player and PAOK's main shareholder Ivan Savvidis decided to reject the offer. Konstantelias could have urged PAOK to accept the deal but also declined, wanting to stay at the club.

A serious approach was made by Salzburg in the previous year, but it was stopped by Giannis Konstantelias himself.

PAOK had previously rejected an offer from Salzburg for Giannis Konstantelias. The attacking midfielder, who scored 14 goals and provided eight assists in 55 games last season, was the subject of the offer.

Salzburg came very close to acquiring Giannis Konstantelias last June.