Lucescu commits to PAOK until 2020
With the second leg of the UEFA Champions League playoff against Benfica looming, PAOK head coach Razvan Lucescu has agreed to the extension of his contract with the Dikefalos tou Vorra, committing to the club until June 2020.
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PAOK have made a superb start to the 2018/2019 campaign, defeating Basel and Spartak Moscow in Champions League qualifying, earning a valuable draw away to Benfica and winning the opening Super League match against Asteras Tripolis. In light of the club’s success over the past year, manager Razvan Lucescu sat down with PAOK owner Ivan Savvidis and extended his contract through to the completion of the 2019/2020 season. The Thessaloniki organisation revealed the news with this following statement on their official website:
“PAOK FC announces the extension of Razvan Lucescu’s contract until 30.06.2020.
The coach of the team signed the deal in a meeting with club president Ivan Savvidis.
We wish him even more success and titles in the coming years!”
Since being appointed PAOK boss in August 2017, Lucescu has become a popular figure in Thessaloniki, leading the club to Greek Cup glory and coming within a whisker of claiming the Super League title. Overall, the 49-year old Romanian has managed 47 PAOK matches, winning 37, drawing six and losing four.
Initially, when Lucescu joined PAOK last summer, he penned a two-year contract with an extension option which has now been activated. According to reports in the Greek media, Lucescu’s wages have been increased and there is a release clause of two million euros.
