Sevilla sporting director Antonio Cordon has expressed his desire to keep Newcastle United goalkeeper Odysseus Vlachodimos beyond this season.
Greece international arrives at St James’ Park from Nottingham Forest for £20million [€23.18m] In July 2024.
Eddie Howe limited him to one appearance in his first season and Newcastle United allowed the stopper to join Sevilla on loan in August 2025.
Vlachodimos initially sat on the bench before making his debut against CA Alavés the following month.
Since then, he has been the No. 1 for the La Liga team, keeping four clean sheets and conceding 41 goals in 25 matches. Below are his statistics per game from his loan spell with the Andalusian club so far.
- Accepted target: 1.7
- Penalty saved: 1/10
- Savings per game: 3.0
- Goals awarded inside the box: 37
- Goals awarded outside the box: 3
- Saves from inside the box: 54
- Savings from outer box: 17
Sevilla will struggle financially to complete a permanent deal, and the stopper will have to return to the Premier League team after this season. The Magpies will then have to decide their future in the summer.
Newcastle United man wanted by many clubs
On Sunday, the Newcastle United-owned player conceded five goals in the league defeat to Barcelona. Ahead of the clash at Camp Nou, Corden spoke with DAZN in Spain let’s go my sevilla fc Has released his comments.
Former Sevilla and Aston Villa director Monchi appeared as a commentator for DAZN and interviewed Corden.
He specifically asked Corden if Vlachodimos would be at Sevilla after this season. While responding to this, the director talked about the Greek’s transfer desire and the competition he faces to retain him.
“We would like to keep him. We will see, he is very happy in the city. It is a city that is important for every player who comes here. Nobody wants to leave, and he certainly intends to stay, but we know that his club knows he is doing very well,” He said.
“There are also big clubs in Europe who are pursuing him, and well, we will have to wait and see.”
Vlachodimos’ contract, price and agent information
Despite Corden’s latest confession, The 31-year-old declined to comment Last week when he was asked about his future after this season.
transfer market The stopper, who has a contract with the Magpies, is worth €4 million until 2028. This, coupled with his performances for Sevilla, would make him an option in the summer market.
However, Howe’s side could demand a fee far higher than €4m, especially since other unnamed European clubs are keen.
This would make it complicated for Sevilla to retain Vlachodimos, unless he insists on a new deal. On the open market, Newcastle United should be able to get a better fee than what Sevilla are willing to pay.
He is represented by a German agency, Fair Sport GmbH, headed by Joannis Koukoutrigas.
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