Panathinaikos is observing the 31-year-old Greek goalkeeper Vasilis Barkas, who has played consistently for Utrecht, as part of the club's plan to sign two new goalkeepers for the upcoming season. Within football circles, it is considered almost certain that one of the signings will be Greek. Barkas is on a list of monitored players that also includes Giorgos Athanasiadis, Christos Mandas, and Odysseas Vlachodimos, as the club conducts an open evaluation of the market before proceeding with any transfers. The Greek international has 13 caps for his country, joined his current club in July 2023, and has a contract that runs until the summer of 2028, with a current Transfermarkt market value of €3.50m.