By Nikola Miloradovic / info@eurohoops.net
Barcelona president Joan Laporta will attend Tuesday’s EuroLeague club owners’ meeting in Como, Italy, the club announced.
The meeting will focus on the competition’s strategic direction for the next decade, including planned expansion for next season, the potential conversion of 10-year licenses into franchises, and an increase from 13 current members to 21 through the addition of eight new franchises.
Laporta will be accompanied by board members responsible for basketball Sisco Pujol and Jaume Nicolàs, board secretary Josep Cubells, and professional sports director Xavier O’Callaghan.
Barcelona said its participation reaffirms its commitment to EuroLeague and its desire to play an active role in the decisions shaping the competition’s future.
The other shareholder clubs will also have senior representatives in Como. Panathinaikos will be represented by Dimitris Giannakopoulos, while Giorgos and Panagiotis Angelopoulos will attend for Olympiacos.
Real Madrid’s delegation will include CEO and board member José Ángel Sánchez, with Olimpia Milan represented by president Leo Dell’Orco. Maccabi Tel Aviv will send chairman Shimon Mizrahi and new co-owner Jason Levien, while Anadolu Efes will be represented by honorary president Tuncay Özilhan.
Also attending will be CSKA Moscow president Andrey Vatutin, Bayern Munich president Herbert Hainer, Baskonia president Josean Querejeta, ASVEL president Tony Parker, Zalgiris owner Paulius Motiejunas, and Fenerbahce general manager Derya Yannier.
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