Olympiacos: The plan for the break and January priorities

Olympiacos is using the break to give its players a rest and to work on specific cases. The focus is on Leon Bailey's match fitness, Santiago Hezze's recovery, and initial thoughts for the winter transfer window.

Rest and work with Bailey

After the last training session of the week, the "red-whites" will have a three-day break and will return to Renti on Monday, gradually beginning their preparation for the resumption of their obligations.

One of the players on whom the emphasis is placed is Leon Bailey. The Jamaican winger did not follow his national team and remained in Greece to work on his physical condition.

Olympiacos expected that after the October break, he would be able to cope more comfortably with 60-minute appearances, which was not confirmed. The new period without matches, therefore, constitutes a significant opportunity for him to pick up the pace and gain greater consistency in his game.

Careful management of Hezze

At the same time, Santiago Hezze has started treatments after his injury. The Argentine midfielder wants to return in about a month, even two weeks earlier than initially estimated.

The Piraeus team, however, will not take any risks. The priority is for him to complete his recovery properly and return without fear of relapse. If everything goes ideally, he may make it for the last games of 2026 against Atromitos and Panaitolikos. The main goal, however, is for him to enter the new year fully ready.

Full-back and winger in the spotlight

At the same time, Olympiacos has begun to form initial thoughts for January. The positions highest on the list are those of full-back and winger, without this meaning that the planning will be limited exclusively there.

The final decisions will be made closer to Christmas, depending on the team's performance and the needs that will arise in Greece and Europe. That is why the winter transfer window may prove to be more active than current data suggests.