According to Sport FM, OFI has announced the extension of Taxiarchis Fountas's contract until the summer of 2029. The announcement stated that the 30-year-old forward has signed a contract and will continue to play for OFI for three additional years. In two years with the club, Fountas has played in 67 matches and scored 19 goals. He was the top Greek scorer in the Super League last season with nine goals. The announcement also highlighted Fountas's leadership and his role in OFI's recent successes, which include two consecutive Greek Cup finals and winning the Greek Cup.

Gazzetta.gr reports that OFI has reached a definitive agreement with Taxiarchis Fountas for a new contract until 2029, and that announcements will follow in the coming days. Michalis Bousis announced that Taxiarchis Fountas will remain a player of OFI. Despite significant efforts from Aris, the attacking midfielder agreed to stay in Crete until 2029. Discussions concluded successfully on Wednesday (3/6) evening after communication between the player, Michalis Bousis, and vice president Ilias Poursanidis. The agreement for the next three years will be formalized soon, as Fountas is currently on vacation with his family.

Taxiarchis Fountas will continue at OFI for the coming years after contacts between the two sides intensified recently and led to an agreement. Official announcements are expected. The major shareholder of OFI, Michalis Bousis, announced the player's stay via a social media post. Later, OFI also published a video on social media with the song 'Sousouro' by Andromachi, which presented a jersey with the number 11 and a caption. The personal communication between Taxiarchis Fountas and Michalis Bousis, along with the desire of Christos Kontis to keep the player in the squad, played a decisive role. Despite information that he was close to another team, the forward remains in Heraklion, and OFI's officials are now preparing to formalize an agreement that is already secured.

Mihalis Bousis posted a photo with Taxiarchis Fountas and wrote the phrase 'here we go', which is used by Fabrizio Romano when there is an agreement. It is mentioned that there appear to be developments regarding Fountas, whose contract is expiring.