Kings Kangwa agrees four-year deal with Panathinaikos in record Beer Sheva sale

Kings Kangwa, the Zambian midfielder who powered Hapoel Beer Sheva to back-to-back trophies, is closing in on a move to Panathinaikos, ONE reports, with the two sides agreeing a four-year contract that would run until the summer of 2030.

According to ONE, Beer Sheva are set to bank around €4m for the 27-year-old, with other Israeli outlets citing Greek sources putting the total nearer €4.5m once bonuses are folded in — one of the largest fees the champions have ever received for a player.

The agreement also reportedly includes a 25% sell-on clause, meaning Beer Sheva would take a cut of any future transfer should Panathinaikos move him on again down the line.

Kangwa himself stands to see his wages roughly triple. ONE reports he is in line for close to €1m a season in Athens, up from his current terms in Beer Sheva.

He is expected to play one last match in Beer Sheva colours before departing: the second leg of the club's Champions League qualifying tie away — sorry, at home — to Víkingur Reykjavík, after which he would fly to Greece for a medical and to sign the contract.

That fixture carries extra weight of its own. Beer Sheva lost the first leg 2-1 in Iceland, with Kangwa scoring the equaliser after intercepting a pass from Niv Yehoshua, and now need a strong response to keep their European qualifying campaign alive.

The move caps a genuine chase for his signature. AEK Athens also pursued Kangwa and reportedly offered around €3.5m, according to Walla and Sport1-Maariv, before Panathinaikos raised their bid and won the race.

Kangwa joined Beer Sheva in July 2024 from Red Star Belgrade for a reported €800,000, after earlier spells with Arsenal Tula in Russia and a loan at Kortrijk in Belgium.

Since arriving in Israel he has been central to the club's most successful stretch in years, helping Beer Sheva complete the league and State Cup double.

None of the financial terms have been confirmed by either club, and the move remains pending Kangwa's medical examination in Athens — but Israeli reports are treating the transfer as all but done.