Kantakouzenos hoped that Orhan would become his ally in any future wars, but Orhan, like his fellow Turks, became his enemy in the Genoese war.
Kantakuzenos toivoi, että Orhanista tulisi hänen liittolaisensa tulevissa sodissa, mutta muiden turkkilaisten tavoin Orhan asettui häntä vastaan genovalaissodassa.