Everton, Leicester City and Southampton may have been given their second chance at signing Martin Braithwaite as his proposed move to Olympiakos appears to be off.
That’s according to Tipsbladet and Mundo Deportivo, who both report that the striker has decided to head back to Spain, and nothing is done with the Greek side.
Braithwaite is having a busy week, starting it on Monday by making the surprise decision to buy out his contract at Espanyol and make himself a free agent.
That opened up the race for his signature, with Everton, Leicester and Southampton all having been named as potential suitors for the Danish striker.
Their chances appeared to be over earlier this week, though, as it soon emerged that Olympiakos were leading the race for Braithwaite, and he was heading to Greece to finalise a move to the Europa Conference League winners.
Well, it seems there’s now been a hitch on that front as Tipsbladet report that Braithwaite is now on a flight back to Spain.
They report that it is now unclear whether he will be joining Olympiakos after all given his planned trip to Athens would also see him complete a medical and sign his contract with them.
Mundo Deportivo back this up, saying the deal to take him to Olympiakos has now been called off after it seemed to be a matter of hours away from being completed.
According to them the ‘agreement is currently dead’ and the Dane, who remains a free agent, is considering other options. One of those is Gremio in Brazil.
It seems he’s going to look around, though, opening the door for Everton, Leicester and Southampton to potentially revive their interest if they want to.
