Facundo Campazzo, very close to returning to Real Madrid

Barring an unexpected turn of events, Facundo Campazzo (32 years old, 1.78) will return this coming summer to the Real Madrid. The Argentine point guard Red Star He has multi-million dollar offers from several European teams on the table but he is willing to give up a lot of money to wear white again. In fact, contacts with his former club are well advanced and, to expedite the process, Campazzo He has just hired a new agent who maintains a very good relationship with Real Madrid, the former white player Quique Villalobos.

Despite the denials from those around him when ‘Relevo’ broke the news, Campazzo did meet on March 17 in Barcelona with Juan Carlos Sánchez, head of the Real Madrid basketball section. This meeting took place behind the back of his club, the Red Starwho was in Barcelona to face Barça that same day in a Euroleague match, and also behind the backs of their own agents.

Campazzo currently has dizzying offers from several of the best teams in Europe, with Monaco, Anadolu Efes and his own Red Star offering it some 3 million euros per year net for three seasons and the Panathinaikos even exceeding that amount for the same period.

However, Campazzo is willing to return to Real Madrid for a figure close to 3 million euros gross per year, which with the taxation of Spain and the special conditions of the Argentine player remain at just over a million net. Nearly three times less than what he would charge at any of his four other suitors. Real Madrid would forgive Campazzo the 2.6 million euros that remain to be paid his exit clause to the NBA (it was 6 million euros) but that would not free the player from having to pay taxes for that amount, higher than 40%.

Campazzo is trying these days that the Real Madrid The offer of 3 million gross per year for three years improves somewhat because the difference with the others it has is abysmal. However, the white club has an advantage because it knows the desire of the Argentine player to return to play and live in Madrida desire that has led him to deceive his usual agents and his current club, Red Star, who was denied the Barcelona match when it actually happened.

Campazzo was in the NBA, first two and a half seasons in Denver Nuggets and then a few months in Dallas Mavericks, before deciding to return to Europe last December after verifying his limited role in the Texan team. He decided on him Red Starwith which he has averaged 15 points, 2.8 rebounds, 5.9 assists and a PIR of 18.7 in this Euroleague.

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