Sertac Sanli will play for Barça despite pressure from the president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who asked the player to reconsider the position that led him to leave Anadolu Efes, Turkish league and Euroleague champions in the 2020-2021 season. The president’s request has not taken effect, and the 29-year-old center He will play the next two seasons for the Barça club.
The confirmation came through the writing of BeIN Sports in Turkey, which announced the final agreement between both parties this noon through social networks. Now the only thing missing is the official confirmation of the Barça club, which in the previous days had recognized the advanced state of the negotiations between both parties.
The Barça thus completes its pair of interiors with a new snap for Brandon Davies. In the last three years, Sanli’s progression with Efes has led him to become a pillar of the Turkish team, executioner of the Catalans in the final in Cologne.
The interior has averaged 7.8 points and 2.2 rebounds in 13.8 minutes of play in the Euroleague this season, with an average rating of 8.5.
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