Basketball: Moerman and Monaco separate by mutual agreement

AS Monaco made official on Friday the departure of its interior and captain Adrien Moerman (34), who arrived in the Principality last summer, but where he had never managed to win. “AS Monaco Basket and the player have decided to separate by mutual agreementsays the club on its Twitter account. The whole club thanks Adrien for the professionalism and determination he has always displayed since his arrival..”

The divorce between Adrien Moerman, reigning double European champion with Efès Istanbul, promoted captain of the Roca Team upon his arrival this summer, and Monaco seemed inevitable for a month. The fault of a complex relationship between the French winger and his coach Sasa Obradovic, which deteriorated after the defeat in Milan (79-71, two minutes disputed), on December 23, then suddenly deteriorated after the victory against Kaunas (84-82) on December 29, a meeting during which Adrien Moerman only spent three minutes on the floor.

Since then, the 2.02m player was no longer called up for matches and trained alone on the sidelines of the group. Adrien Moerman, whose contract with Monaco was originally due to end in June, wants to bounce back to a high-class club, able to match his Monegasque salary.