Olympiacos are considering a move for Pafos centre-back Derrick Luckassen, with the Greek Super League side monitoring the Dutch-Ghanaian defender’s situation in Cyprus.
The 30-year-old, valued at around €1.00m, has been linked with a switch from Pafos to the Piraeus club, according to data compiled on 5 February 2026. The rumour currently carries an unspecified probability, with no formal bid or agreement indicated and no clarity yet on whether any deal would involve a fee or hinge on the player’s contract status and potential to become a free agent.
Luckassen, who wears the number 23 shirt for Pafos, joined the Cypriot side from Maccabi Tel Aviv in July 2024 and has since established himself as a first-choice option at the heart of their defence. Recent league data lists him as a right-footed central defender, standing at 1.88m, and a regular starter in the Cyprus League. Specific match records from the dataset do not provide a breakdown of individual fixtures, so details such as recent opponents, exact dates, scorelines and his performance in those games are not available.
Any move to Olympiacos would add another chapter to a career that has already taken in several major European leagues. Amsterdam-born Luckassen came through AZ Alkmaar’s youth ranks before stepping up to the first team and earning a transfer to PSV Eindhoven in 2017, when his market value peaked at €4.50m later that year. Loan spells at Hertha BSC in Germany’s Bundesliga, Anderlecht in Belgium, and Turkish sides Kasimpasa and Fatih Karagümrük followed, before a permanent move to Maccabi Tel Aviv and then Pafos.
With dual nationality for the Netherlands and Ghana and experience across the Eredivisie, Bundesliga, Belgian Pro League, Süper Lig, Israeli Premier League and Cyprus League, Luckassen offers the kind of seasoned profile that could appeal to Olympiacos as they seek defensive reinforcements. Should the move materialise, it would give the defender a fresh platform in another top-flight competition and the chance to reassert his reputation at the highest level in European football.
