Munich (AP) – The basketball players of FC Bayern Munich have a permanent Euroleague starting place under certain conditions from summer 2021 in prospect.
This was announced by the board of the most important club competition for league boss Jordi Bertomeu after a meeting. The specific conditions were not mentioned. In the past, the Euroleague has repeatedly assured that FC Bayern should rise to the circle of permanent participants.
The people of Munich currently have their starting place in the Euroleague secure thanks to a wildcard, in June 2021, as for Asvel Villeurbanne, the full license could be granted. This would increase the number of permanent members from eleven to thirteen.
Talks about a wildcard for two years are also pending with the second German representative in the Euroleague, Alba Berlin.
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