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Žalgiris plans to raise 8.1 million for this season. entry. Of these, 2 million. 3.1 million will come from the municipality. – from sponsors, 1.5 million. – from television broadcasting rights, 1.1 million. – from ticket sales, another 0.7 million. – from player sales and other sources.
Expenditures are forecast at 2 million. higher than revenue – 10 million. Most of them will go to the salaries of players and coaches: 7.2 million.
The difference will be covered with a loan from the State Investment Management Agency (VIVA), which manages the Business Support Fund.
“It just came to our attention then. To calm us down, we took it. We will have to repay the loan within six years, but we will repay it as soon as possible,” said P. Motiejūnas.
Good signs can be seen in the field of ticket sales ahead of the first Euroleague game with Zenit in St. Petersburg. 10,000 have already been sold. tickets, including account holders, of which – 3 thousand.
This is almost the maximum number of spectators, because due to the pandemic “Žalgiris” a little more than 11 thousand people can enter. fans.
Mr Motiejūnas emphasized that if the restrictions were not changed, the expected revenue from ticket sales would more than double and this would allow the loan to be repaid very quickly.
“Tomorrow there will be at least 10 thousand. Viewers. It is not sold-outasBut after a pandemic, those are good numbers.
If there are no restrictions, the ticket revenue should more than double. We don’t even doubt it. Now you can select a very safe number. So far, we have not heard anything about possible restrictions and we hear that everything must go as is, “he was delighted.
He also set clear goals for Žalgiris, not only to win the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the King Mindaugas Cup (KMT), but also to enter the Euroleague playoffs.
Mr. Motiejūnas does not rule out the possibility of changes in the club, because the game is not yet satisfactory.
“We just realized that we weren’t playing the way we wanted. We will see the situation, analyze it and monitor it intensively. It is possible that we will strengthen ourselves and something will change. The objective is clear, the investment is high and we will do everything possible to achieve it.
Let’s not hide that the game and the start in the Euroleague is not what we expected. We solve it inside, ”said P. Motiejūnas.
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