The news of the day in Barcelona is the possible termination of Niko Mirotic’s contract. A piece of news that is not such, as you may have learned ACE, Mirotic’s contract has not and will not be terminated. He will leave the team, but after an agreement between both parties. So the opinions of Pau Gasol continue to be relevant. The substance of the matter, the departure of Mirotic, remains the same: “His departure would be a consequence of the economic situation. A very big bet was made on Niko. Exceptional in Europe even today. A time has come when a difficult decision will have had to be made, ”he said at the presentation of his Pau Gasol Academy by Santander. The former player, ambassador of the club, is the first Barça personality to practically take the power forward’s departure for granted.
Gasol also analyzed the impact that his departure could have on the team: “How are you knowing It is clear that it is not the right moment and we hope that it does not affect the options to win the final. It is not something that is favorable a priori, but the team can take advantage of it if it is managed correctly. It can be an extra motivation. Niko and the team would like to finish this stage by winning a title. It would be good if the companions tucked him in and enjoyed the moment together. They must focus on the present and finish as well as possible”, he commented. Pau, a former teammate and friend but that he acknowledged that he had not yet spoken to Mirotic.
Regardless of the Mirotic situation, Pau also spoke about the ACB final that begins tomorrow between Barça and Madrid: “A new classic. It will be full of incentivesI am going to experience it differently because he collaborated with television, I will comment on the first and third games. We’ll see which team is better, both arrive in good shape after semis. The challenge is a little more for Barça, trying to put all those distractions and noise aside”.
Finally, he also commented on the situation of Bàsquet Girona, the club of which he is vice-president, and in which there are two big doubts. If he will continue playing his brother Marc and who will be the coach after Aíto’s departure. He gave no answers: “Marc’s future as a player is decided by him, we would all like to play as much as possible, but there comes a time when you have to decide to retire. Marc will do the best for him and for the club”.
