The owner of Panathinaikos is considering chartering a plane to allow the Greek club’s devastated players and staff to attend the funeral of George Baldock.
Sources close to the Super League side have disclosed that Giannis Alafouzos is looking into whether it is possible to make the gesture ahead of what promises to be an emotional occasion on October 30.
As Mail Sport previously reported, Alafaouzos is also examining the best way of protecting Baldock’s young family and is looking into whetherhonouring the player’s three-year contractis the best way of doing so.
Baldock, who won 12 caps for Greece, was found dead in the pool of his apartment in the south of Athens.
Panathinaikos are keen to pay tribute to their late player George Baldock after his death earlier this month
His fiancée had returned home to the UK with the couple’s young son to celebrate his first birthday. The defender was set to fly out the following day.
Baldock’s death was met with a huge outpouring of grief from Blades fans and the wider world of football.