By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Barcelona has been targeting Nikola Kalinic for weeks, yet the player’s rights in the Spanish Liga Endesa still belong to Valencia, and as reported by mozzartsport.com, the latter team matched Barcelona’s offer, requesting 500.000 euros in order for the signing to be completed.
Valencia had five days to respond since Barcelona officially offered Kalinic a contract, and now the two teams will have to negotiate the compensation. According to the report, the Catalans are willing to pay a maximum of 400.000 euros.
Kalinic has opted out of his Crvena Zvezda contract following a successful season both in the EuroLeague and in the ABA League. He averaged 12.6 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 3.4 assists per EuroLeague contest, and 11.4 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 3.3 assists per ABA League game.