Kostas Manolas

The Reds are trying to pressure Manolas to sway the Napoli administration to release him

Greece center back Costas Manolas has transferred from Roma to Napoli in a deal worth 36 million euros that should boost the southern club's Serie A title credentials.

Roma announced the transfer on Sunday.

The 28-year-old Manolas joins Kalidou Koulibaly in what could become one of the top center back pairings in the Italian league.

FIFA has suspended Greece defender Kostas Manolas from a World Cup playoff match for trying to manipulate his disciplinary record.

FIFA says Manolas was judged to be guilty of "intentionally seeking a yellow card" in a World Cup qualifying game. It triggered a one-match ban which he served in Greece's final qualifier, cleaning his record for the playoffs.

Greek international footballer Kostas Manolas is ready to extend his contract at his current club in Italian Serie A division, Roma, for two more years, according to a report by Italian newspaper “Corriere dell Sport”.

AEK won its 15th Greek Cup, on the year of its return to the top flight, upsetting champion Olympiakos 2-1 in front of nearly empty stands at the Olympic Stadium of Athens in Tuesday's final, in a game that very nearly never was.