On days when there are no sporting events, everything revolves around speculation, and yesterday in France the Montenegrin was in the center of attention - the daily newspaper from Lyon, "Progres", announced that Zvezdan Mitrović is leaving Asvel and that Bayern is interested in him.
By the way, he also wrote that the current coach of Levallois, Frederic Fota, is coming to the club from Villerban, who should be an assistant to TJ Parker, the brother of the club president and the legend of French basketball, Tony Parker.
The recent coach of Montenegro, who achieved great results in the Euroleague with Asvela, even though he had the smallest budget, denies that he is going to Munich. He did this in a statement for "L'Ekip", and he spoke similarly for "Vijesti".
- I even heard that I was represented in Bayern and who knows where else. There is nothing like that, I have a contract with Asvela. About 10 days ago, Tony Parker, Nikola Batum, TJ Parker, the rest of the coaching staff and I had a video meeting. We talked about reinforcements, although we have a lot of players under contract for the next season. That's all - says Mitrović.
At that time, there was no question as to whether he would stay in the club with which he won the double crown last season, and this time at the time of the break he was the leader in the table with Monaco and Dijon.
- We talked about the team, the issue of a contract was not mentioned, because I still have a year to do. I don't like these rumors and I'm just waiting for the signal to go back to France.
Mitrović is in Podgorica, where he awaits the outcome of the Euroleague. The decision will be made on May 24, when it will be known whether Asvel, who had 10 wins and 18 losses, will have to play six more rounds. The season in the Pro A League is "frozen" until September, as the French authorities have banned all sports competitions until the end of August.
- This is one of the best seasons in my career. We played well in the first part of the Euroleague, we were a big surprise, and we are at the top of the national championship. Our 18-year-old player Theo Maledon applied for the NBA draft, and 17-year-old Matju Strazel got a great opportunity. I'm in Asvel, my name is on the contract and I'm still a coach - concluded the 50-year-old from Podgorica.
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