The basquetbolista Spanish of 40 years, Pau Gasol, fichará by the Barcelona with the purpose to recover the level that had afterwards of an injury that suffered in the foot in 2019 and that kept it out of the field all this time.
For the moment, it does not expect that Gasol trip to Barcelona in the next days. Besides, Gasol will be able to be inscribed in the Euroliga when expiring the term of the new signings this Wednesday to the 18.00 hours and also will be able to contest parties in the League Endesa.
The subject of his wage still would be for seeing . The true is that in spite of that the elder of the Gasol would play free in the FC Barcelona the current legislation would not allow it. Another important point, is that if there is something that is clear is that the twice winner of the NBA does not come to the Barça by money. His main aims are the recover his physical condition, help to the team to win the League and the Euroliga, as well as prepare for the next olympic games.
The ACB and the Association of Baloncestistas Professional established that the greater players of 26 years could perceive a minimum wage of 68.337 gross euros in the League Endesa. By what, when having signed an agreement of alone four months and six days, Gasol would perceive a total of 30.000 gross euros. However, said agreement does not leave it exento of the wage that receives of the Barcelona like ambassador of the combined Catalan in U.S.. This was an agreement that signed with the directive of the club in 2019.
His return has generated a lot of expectations since they were does almost 20 years when Gasol went of the Barcelona to join to the Memphis Grizzlies (2001 – 2008) of the NBA. In the American league, did a career of almost 20 years in diverse teams, between which appear: Los Angeles Lakers (2008-2014), Chicago Bulls (2014-2016), Saint Antonio Spurs (2016-2019), Milwaukee Bucks (2019) and Portland Trail Blazers (2019)
The reactions to his return
His return generate a lot of positive reactions. The captain of the team of basketball of the Barça, Pierre Oriola, went the first player of the staff of the in welcoming him Pau Gasol. The sportsman did it through a publication in the histories of his account of Instagram, in which it published a photography of the announcement of the signing of Pau and adding him a "100" to leave clear that his arrival is a phenomenal news for the team.
Alex Abrines, also gave him the welcome to the team with a comment published in his Twitter and that denotes the good relation that always there has been between both: "Tolai maximus. Ben tornat (welcome of turn in Spanish)". Another of the players of the combined of basketball of the Barcelona, Nikola Miroti, welcomed him Gasol through a video shared by the Barça. In the metraje, can see to this observing some photographies that summary the career of Gasol and attaching a Barcelona T-shirt.