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Olympiacos make their big move official with Leon Bailey
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Olympiacos make their big move official with Leon Bailey

From Ta Nea · () Greek

Translated from Greek and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Olympiacos announced the signing of Jamaica winger Leon Bailey from Aston Villa.
  • The 29-year-old has played in England, Germany, Italy and Belgium, and won the 2025-26 UEFA Europa League with Aston Villa.
  • Bailey has earned 41 caps for Jamaica and scored 11 international goals.

Olympiacos have completed another major transfer by bringing Leon Bailey to Piraeus. The Jamaican international winger is now officially part of the Greek club’s “red-and-white family.”

Bailey arrives with experience from several of Europe’s leading leagues. The 29-year-old has played in the Premier League, Bundesliga, Serie A and Belgium’s Jupiler Pro League.

Olympiacos said Bailey joined from Aston Villa, where he made 163 appearances, scoring 23 goals and providing 25 assists. He also won the 2025-26 UEFA Europa League with the English club.

The Olympiacos family welcomes a new lion: Leon Bailey

— Olympiacos FCThe club welcomed Bailey in a social-media post announcing his arrival.

Before Aston Villa, Bailey represented Roma, Bayer Leverkusen and Genk. Olympiacos listed 156 appearances for Leverkusen, 77 for Genk and 11 for Roma. He has also made 123 Premier League appearances, 119 in the Bundesliga, 44 in the Jupiler Pro League, 35 in the Europa League, 13 in the Champions League and seven in Serie A.

Bailey has played 41 times for Jamaica and scored 11 goals. Olympiacos welcomed him to the club and wished him success, while its announcement presented the signing as a high-profile addition to the squad.

Leon, the Olympiacos family welcomes you and wishes you every success.

— Olympiacos FCThe closing line of the club’s official signing announcement.
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Originally published by Ta Nea in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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