This season is expected to be his last Xavi Pascual at Zenit.
According to “Sport”, the Catalan coach is reported to have decided to leave St. Petersburg after about 3.5 years and it is his priority the return to Spain.
Naturally, his name has been linked to the two Spanish “giants” Barcelona and Real Madrid. However, after the “queen” won the Euroleague, o Chus Mateo naturally he has earned many points for his stay.
On the other hand, after this year’s failure in the Final Four, the Sarunas Yasikevicius he is much more likely to… greet. Meanwhile, Pascual knows the ins and outs of the Blaugrana very well, having worked there from 2004 to 2016.
Meanwhile, the Catalan coach he still has one year left on his contract with Zenit. The management of the Russian team wants to stay next season. However, such a thing will hardly happen. Beyond that, there is also a release clause for Pascual, who is tall 200,000 dollars.
Pascual took over the bench of Zenit in February 2020 and last season he led them in winning the first VTB League in its historybut this year things did not go well, as she finished in fourth place, losing in the minor finals to CSKA Moscow.
Source: Sport Fm
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