A report from Greece claims that AEK Athens, PAOK and Panathinaikos are all interested in Luis Palma.
That news seems surprising since the winger has failed to make much of an impact at Olympiacos after returning to Greece on loan during the January transfer window.
Celtic signed Palma from ARIS Salonica towards the end of the summer 2023 transfer window but after a couple of months of impressive scoring and assists he dropped out of Brendan Rodgers’ plans from the turn of the year.
Most Celtic fans would acknowledge that the Honduran internationalist is a skilled Number 10 but that role doesn’t exist in the current Celtic side.
Greek website Sport-time reports:
Luis Palma is returning to Celtic , but it is unlikely that he will play in the Super League next season.
It is a fact that Luis Palma did not particularly convince Mendilibar . He came on loan from Celtic with a lot of appetite, started relatively well, but never seemed to adapt to the coach’s “wants”. Olympiacos has risen to a higher level and the striker from Honduras has not shown that he can follow it.
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, he will return to Celtic, who, however, clearly do not count on him. Therefore, he will look for a team to sell him or loan him out again with a good option to buy. The fact that the 25-year-old striker did not make a difference in the six months he spent at Olympiacos does not mean that he is any less important in the eyes of some other big Greek teams. Keep this.
It is very possible that another big club will make a move during the summer. Panathinaikos?had him on their list even last December. AEK had gone even further, having entered into discussions with Celtic while Toumba is also in the running, with PAOK definitely looking for wingers this summer.
So Palma is leaving Greece for the second time, but a… third return should not be ruled out.
With a contract running until May 2028 Palma won’t be rushing into a move, clearly Greek clubs don’t generally pay at the level he is on at Celtic.
A move to the MLS has been speculated on but it seems that there is strong interest in Palma from Greek clubs remembering his form at ARIS.
Luis has the ability. I watched the full game 16 November 2024, when Honduras
beat Mecico 2-0. Luis got himself into the right positions to score twice. In the return match Honduras was thumped. The “El Tri” played dirty using judo hip throws and everything not in the book. Once again, I will offer Luis my best wishes.
Going to the MLS would be an alternative, as you mentioned. Their wages for top flight players have risen remarkably in the last three years. With disposable incomes likely to drop under Trump, ticket incomes for sport entertainment businesses will drop. New signings may see slightly lower transfer values and player wages. Uncertainty rules in the US, so I could be wrong, but doubt it.