It is only a matter of time, from “24 to 48 hours high maximum” according to a source close to the file. On the departure a few weeks ago, coveted by many large Euroligue stables, including Monaco, who was ready to offer him a golden bridge, Nadir Hifi should finally stay in Paris Basketball. Club with which he won, while playing a major role, his first title of champion of France on Tuesday evening. “This is the trend, but everything is still possible,” continues this source.
If Monaco would not have lost hope of recruiting the one who was elected Rising Star (best young) in Euroligue this season, the capital’s basketball club indeed seems to have regained hand on the file. He would have made an offer of at least 3 million euros for three new seasons. Two years ago, before his signature in Paris, Hifi touched 1900 euros per month plus the apartment in the Portel.
When stopped during the Betclic Elite – finals that opposed … Paris to Monaco -, negotiations resumed this Wednesday. “I still have a year of contract, there are rumors, I had offers everywhere in Europe but I will study it all at the end of the season,” said the player at a press conference a few days ago. I want to stay focused on this final. After my great season, I will only have good problems. The outcome is therefore expected quickly.
The one who is nicknamed the “Prince of Paris” should therefore be the face – sporting and media – Paris basketball for the next three years. Aware of the importance of keeping Hifi while many executives leave the club (Shorts, Janunen, Ward, Hayes) this summer, the PBB would have agreed to take out the checkbook. The fact that the jerseys flocked in his name are the best sold by the club is undoubtedly no stranger to this decision.
In Paris, Hifi has taken a new dimension. On the field he filled his wardrobe with trophies with Cup leaders, Eurocoupe in 2024, the French Cup and the championship in 2025. Behind the scenes, he is one of the rare basketball players in the French championship to interest TV shows. He was invited to Mouloud Achour’s “Clique” program on Canal + and the Moscato Show on RMC and it is to you on France would also have asked it to discuss the title of champion of France.
In addition, the club could soon announce the signatures of Le Mans Trevor Hudgins (Le Mans) and the interior of Dijon Allan Dokossi (Dijon) and the experienced interior Amath Mbaye (35), recently crowned Russian champion with CSKA Moscow. According to L’Equipe, the international Joël Ayayi is also about to join the Parisian team who will be coached by the Italian Francesco Tabellini.
