Ponitka: “I preferred Obradovic to money. There was an issue of staying at Panathinaikos”

For his departure from Panathinaikos but also for him Zeljko Obradovic who will be his coach in the new season spoke o Mateus Ponitka on the website “SportoWeFakty».

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Her new acquisition They were partisans revealed that there was an issue of staying in Panathinaikos but “we parted ways and that’s it».

While he also commented on the “golden” era of the greens: “They were a magical team. I grew up watching this blockbuster from 2009-2013. When I last played at Panathinaikos, I could feel Obradovic’s aura there. The people who were in that golden age of Panathinaikos still remember him».

The Poland international will be playing for the Serbian team this year and described Zots’ approach: “I will remember this moment for a long time. I had dinner with my wife at that time. The phone rang, but I hadn’t saved that number. I have to admit that the first sentence the coach said made an impression. “Hello, this is Coach Obradovic. I froze for a moment after those words. It was definitely a pleasant surprise».

“I can reveal that I had higher offers on the table in terms of money, but his magic won me over“, added the 30-year-old forward.

Edited by: Maria Sarafoglou