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The 28-year-old Frenchman still has a contract with Barcelona led by Šarūnas Jasikevičius, but the Catalans intend to terminate it.
15 minutes According to sources, Barça would pay part of the compensation to the French and the rest of the contract would be assumed by Žalgiris.
L. Westermann in Kaunas would probably replace Rokas Jokubaitis, who looks in the opposite direction, which is associated with the move to Barcelona.
José Ignacio Huguet, a journalist for the Catalan Sports World, will also announce the exchange. He points out that the negotiations between Barcelona and Žalgiris on L. Westermann have already advanced.
A player from France would go to Kaunas for the third time in his career. He first played for Žalgiris in 2016-2017. season, and once again wore a green jersey in 2018-2019. station.
In the summer of 2016, the Frenchman, who accepted the invitation of Šarūnas Jasikevičius to Kaunas, scored 8.2 points in the ranks of Žalgiris in the Euroleague and made 5.5 successful transfers, and after a successful season he won an invitation. for CSKA Moscow.
Photo by Sigismund Gedvila / 15min / Leo Westermann
Returning to Kaunas a year later, Leo averaged 6.4 points and 2.8 assists in the Euroleague, and Žalgiris reached the Euroleague quarter-finals that season, where he went 1-3 at Fenerbahche in Istanbul.
It was Istanbul that the Frenchman left for Istanbul in 2019. At the invitation of Željkas Obradovičius and spent more than a year there, he moved to Barcelona in the middle of this season.
Representing two clubs this season, L. Westermann played 24 games in the Euroleague and amassed 3.5 points and 2 assists per game.
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