Partizan President: “Pander left with less than Barcelona” – What he said about Panathinaikos

Happy for her stay of Kevin Pander in Partizan said the team president, Ostoja Mijailovic.

“We expected that there would be great competition because we are talking about one of the best players in the Euroleague. I want to thank him because he finally accepted our offer which was smaller than the one he had from Barcelona. We did our best to keep our captain and such a key player for us. It is a big deal for us to keep a base from the team that has reached so high after an eight-year absence from the EuroLeague. We kept our leader, whom all of Europe wanted, and we showed that we have ambitions for the new period“, he emphasized.

As for Dante Exum, who is the next big target for Partizan but is claimed by other teams (among them Panathinaikos), he said:He is one of the players who showed character and deserves to wear our shirt. We will try to keep all players like him. But the world should know that the caches of our players have gone up two or even three times. That’s why I said two years ago that any player who comes to Partizan may initially get less money, but with the best coach in Europe and playing in front of the best crowd in the world, their price skyrockets».

Finally, he mentioned Partizan’s goals for the new season, but also the competition that will be even stronger. “I will say it clearly, our goal is to go to the Final 4. We will build a team with that goal. It is important that people keep filling the stadium, because this will strengthen our team financially. We all have to give more if we want more. We see what is happening all over Europe. Panathinaikos shows great ambition, Monaco makes big transfers, Real and Barcelona are always favourites… We expect a great battle!».