‘Go on holiday’ – Olympiacos president orders every player to leave mid-season

ByEurosport

Updated 03/04/2018 at 10:37 GMT

Olympiacos' senior players have been fined 400,000 euros (£350,000) and told to go on holiday immediately after the club president threw an extraordinary tantrum.

Evangelos Marinakis was so aggrieved at his side’s performances that he will plug the gaps with players from the Under-20s.

The Greek giants are set to miss out an eighth consecutive Super League title. They sit third with four matches remaining, six points adrift of leaders AEK Athens.

He was quoted as saying by Greek media:

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I will build Olympiacos from the beginning and it will become the team we are dreaming of. I and the rest of the fans have tolerated you enough. You will leave today and go on holiday.

Olympiacos players before clash with Juventus

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"The amateur teams live with the basics, they love Olympiacos and their supporters much more than you do.

"[You care more about] the nice houses you live in and your cars and don't care about the team.

"I pay millions for you to have everything. With your actions I fired three coaches. But at the end it looks like you were at fault.

Marinakis, who also owns Championship side Nottingham Forest, does not expect first-team players to return until pre-season.

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