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Anthony Stokes' short spell in Greek football looks to be over as Apollon Smyrni chiefs get set to SACK the former Celtic striker.

Stokes hasn't been seen for over a week and furious club chiefs are making moves to terminate his contract.

The ex-Hibs and Celtic frontman signed for the Athens outfit earlier this year after being released by Easter Road boss Neil Lennon, who had finally ran out of patience with his off-field antics.

But his spell in Greece has failed to work out and he failed to score in the four games he played for Apollon since his move.

Last week, the Greeks revealed Stokes had failed to turn up for training and had offered no explanation for his absence.

He's now been AWOL for over a week and they want to rip up his contract.

An Apollon statement said: "The player is in clear breach of his contract.

"He has failed to even contact us during the period he has not turned up for training.

"As a consequence of this, we are looking if we can legally terminate his contract."

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It's the latest controversy in Stokes' career. The 29-year-old has had three spells at Hibs and will always be regarded as a hero after his double in the Scottish Cup Final against Rangers which famously ended their 114-year drought.

But Irish international Stokes - who also played for Arsenal, Sunderland,

Blackburn Rovers, Crystal Palace, Sheffield United and Falkirk - has been at the centre of headlines too for off-field incidents, culminating when he was ordered to pay £200,000 in damages last year to an Elvis Presley impersonator he assaulted in Dublin.