Movement in the Euroleague: a secret meeting of clubs in Athens, including “Žalgiris”

15 minutes Representatives from Žalgiris, CSKA in Moscow, Olympia in Milan, Maccabi in Tel Aviv, Olympiakos in Piraeus, Panathinaikos in Athens and Anadolu Efes in Istanbul met in Athens.

These are 7 of the 11 long-term Euroleague licensed clubs, from which a new Euroleague project format was launched in 2016. It is this eleven that contributes to the most important decisions of the Euroleague.

15 minutes According to sources, the purpose of the Euroleague club meeting is related to Jordi Bertomeu and the change in influence of the Euroleague governance structure and the management of financial operations.

In the near future, these Euroleague teams intend to take formal action and demand some responses and structural changes.

15 minutes Sources point out that this is a very unusual encounter for the majority of the Euroleague against Bertomeu.

Josvydo Elinsko / 15min nuotr./Jordi Bertomeu

15 minutes knowledge, the main clubs in the Euroleague care about financial management and its structure.

One of the many big points may be the unreduced salaries of basketball players despite the loss of income from ticket sales.

The Euroleague has promised to come to the negotiating table with the Euroleague Players Association (EFTA) and reach an agreement on a global reduction in the salaries of Euroleague basketball players. However, the old contractual obligations that support clubs that have not received income from tickets at the border have been maintained until now.

P. Motiejūnas mentioned this in an interview. 15 minutes, emphasizing that if an agreement cannot be reached, Žalgiris will carry his debt hump back to other seasons.

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Photo from Getty Images / Euroleague.net/Paulius Motiejūnas and Jordi Bertomeu

Among the most victims is Žalgiris, who lost 2-3 million in empty stands in Euroleague matches alone. euros. Executives at Maccabi in Tel Aviv, for example, estimate the losses in the tens of millions.

15 minutes To the best of our knowledge, the distribution of the prize pool, which was unclear for some teams until the end of the regular season, may also have caused discontent among Euroleague clubs.

Euroleague clubs also want to change the way agents work. This could be related to a reduction in the agency fee or to a new project in which agents should not be paid by the clubs themselves but by the players.

The idea of ​​parting ways with the national championships is also maturing in the offices of the Euroleague team chiefs. It is true that not all A license holders have a common position here.

But these are just a few of the issues that have concerned Euroleague ruling clubs recently. At the center of their discussions in Athens is Bertomeu and the financial management of the organization.

Bertomeu, 62, has led the Euroleague since 2000.

On November 25, 2008, a Spaniard received the Order of the Republic of Lithuania in Lithuania for his contribution to the development of sport in our country.