The music is heard louder and louder: the Euroleague wants to get rich from Paris to consolidate its plateau. The general manager of Paris Basketball, Mathias Priez, says banco!
After relocating a match at Roland-Garros against Monaco at the start of the season, Paris Basketball is hosting Villeurbanne at the Accor Arena this evening, which will also be the case for Limoges on April 9. Executives worthy of the Euroleague, a taste of the near future when the club will have the Adidas Arena at Porte de La Chapelle in early 2024.
Euroleague CEO Marshall Glickman has confirmed that his organization wants a club from the French capital to join, and the Euroleague marketing director will be present for the game against Villeurbanne. A sign.
“The room will offer between 8,000 and 8,500 seats, we are close to 10,000 and, on the big posters, we can always go to the Accor Arena, for 4 or 5 dates it seems possible to me, indicates Mathias Priez in the columns of Parisian. If the Euroleague evolves, it would be an opportunity for us. Of course, this will force us to increase our budget, to create a new economic model, to find new partners, but it is in everyone’s interest. The club has always been ready when necessary, this was the case for the Eurocup and it will still be the case if we are offered the Euroleague. We are used to adapting. We know how to do. »
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