Zagorakis a free agent

ByReuters

Published 14/07/2004 at 12:02 GMT

Greece captain Theodoros Zagorakis became a free agent on Wednesday after being released by debt-ridden AEK Athens, the club said. Zagorakis, player of the tournament at Euro 2004 after leading his country to a shock victory, settled for half the 660,000

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"He showed that he genuinely has the club's best nterests at heart and is free to take up any of the great offers from teams abroad," AEK said in a statement.

AEK are close to bankruptcy with debts of 100 million euros and their directors expect to lose all five of their Greece internationals before next season.

Midfielder Zagorakis, 32, is reportedly attracting interest from teams in France, Spain, Italy and Germany, with local media predicting a swansong at newly promoted Serie A club Bologna.

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