Brighton announced the acquisition of Babi Kostoula by Olympic And the “red -white” PAE bid farewell to the 18 -year -old striker with a moving message on social media.
Olympiacos uploaded a series of photos by Babi Kostoula with the “red -white” jersey and winning the Youth League titles last year and double this year, noting that he will always be a member of the Piraeus “family”.
More specifically, the “reds” wrote: “We will never forget the unique moments we lived together, with the UEFA Youth League and this year’s successes of our team in completing 100 years of glorious history. You were born through our team!
We will never forget the unique moments we lived together, with the UEFA Youth League and this year’s successes of our team to complete 100 years of glorious history. You were manned through the academy of our team and you will be a member of it forever… pic.twitter.com/Mf9Aa3iu40
– Olympiacos FC (@olympiachst) June 12, 2025
Historical transcript for Olympiacos and Greek football
Babi Kostoula’s transfer to Brighton is a historical transfer for Olympiacos, but also Greek football in general, as it is the most expensive of all time by a team in our country.
Olympiacos gave one of the talents he himself highlighted from his academy for an amount that would exceed 40m euros with bonuses, with Piraeus maintaining a significant resale rate of the player. The Piraeus players were not willing to lose Babis Kostoula for anything less than their initial demands, so it took a month of negotiations to finally say “yes” to Brighton.
Babi Kostoula’s concession to the world’s top championship, the Premier League, is also a great success for the Olympic Academy, which has been “exacerbated” in recent years, with Vangelis Marinakis constantly investing in it.
The Piraeus “powerful man” focused from the beginning on the club’s academy and saw his efforts to give the team a European title in the Youth League, as well as significant revenue, with the promotion and sale of a footballer in the Premier League.