Iankounas: “This is how Brazdeikis was transferred to Olympiakos”

In a fairly short period of time, his transfer was completed Ignas Brazdeikis to Olympicas revealed by Paulius Yankounas.

Her general manager Zalgiris stated that the negotiations lasted at most one week, while the deal was finalized in Cyprus and in the context of the “Neofytos Handriotis” tournament, where the two teams participated.

“After the World Cup Brazdeikis’ manager called me, conveying the interest of teams in him. But, back then it wasn’t anything advanced“, he initially said at the press conference Paulius Yankounas:

“Everything happened during the preparation tournament in Cyprus. Then, I spoke with the people of Olympiakos, who showed great desire for the player. I also spoke with both Ignas and his manager. The negotiations lasted about a week».

Regarding how Zalgiris will fill the void of Brazdeikis: “Before Ignas left we were looking at the market. We have a scout who keeps a list of players we could sign in the future. When we got the phone calls from Olympiakos and the managers, our coaches started thinking about it. We have told our scout what player we want. We are working in this direction. We had players listed who belong to EuroLeague teams, but we were unable to come to an agreement with them as they decided to continue with their teams and not become free agents. Now, we look elsewhere».