The changes in AEK are also not few. The teams left Gustavo Mandouka, Antonis Rica, Bianchi, Georgios Aleksopoulos, Yusuf Hersi, Ilie Yordake, Michalis Pavlis and Roger Gereyro. The yellow and black team "loaded" with Claudio Dadomo from Cerro, Trayanos Delas from Anortosi, Nikos Liberopoulos, Eder, a former player of Flamenco, Anestis Argiriou and Spiros Matedzidis from Pantrakikos.
A genuine hit of the season, however, is the transfer of Papa Buba Diop. The former Portsmouth player signed a contract with AEK for 2 +1 years worth 800,000 euros. Diop’s expectations are high. The Senegalese has some experience on the field of Premier League, and his glory brought the goal, which he scored during the game of Senegal against France from the World Cup in 2002. This is the biggest transfer of the club over the past five years, after that of Rivaldo. The statements of the 32-years-old player are adamant: "To win the championship and do well in the Europa League. Only then I will be satisfied". During the game against Dundee United in Athens Diop scored his first goal with the colors of AEK and helped the team to qualify for the groups of Europa League.