Pau Gasol signs for Barcelona to play Euroleague basketball

The Spanish Barcelona And axis Paw Gasol They will close their relationship until the end of this season before next Wednesday, February 24, 2021, the deadline for Register for the Euroleague, EFE has also learned from sources close to the negotiations.

The player has been displayed Bothered by the leak It was issued after the agreement concluded between the two parties that led to the presence of one of the candidates for the presidency of the club, Tony FrixaHe announced the possibility of signing Gasol for Parra, but not to the point of breaking the agreement.

Negotiations between the two parties began last summer, but they did not bear fruit. Paw Gasol, 40 years old The operation had to be performed in March 2019 From a fracture of the scaphoid bone Left foot And despite the fact that he returned months later to play with the Bucks, he had relapsed from his injury and could even make his debut with Trail Blazers de Portland, Who fell with him later.

The idea of ​​Gasol is to play a few months to get into competition and be able to play Tokyo Olympics, Which will be the fifth he might argue, then retire permanently, which is why the oldest Gasols team needs to close this agreement and, above all, play.

Paw Gasol exists United State Recovering from injury and until the announcement of the agreement linking him with Barra until the end of the tournament, he is not expected to travel to Barcelona this week.

The player gets the proportional portion of the minimum wage stipulated in the collective agreement (€ 68.337) It will be registered in the Euroleague, unlike what happened with Thomas Hurtle Who left Barra a few weeks ago, Gasol has not played this season in the major continental tournament and could enter.