Partizan president: 'The biggest reinforcement will arrive in 5 days' / News - Basketnews.com

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Partizan NIS Belgrade will make a comeback to the EuroLeague after an 8-year drought.

The club has already signed three notable names to the team - Danilo Andjusic, Dante Exum, and James Nunnally. Talking about the possible future additions, Partizan's president Ostoja Mijailovic had some good news for the club's fans.

"We are working smartly on bringing in reinforcements. We have brought in three players so far, and a few have left the club. Their contracts have expired or we parted ways by mutual agreement," Mijailovic explained the current situation in the Sportal Jutro sports program.

"Danilo Andjusic and Dante Exum have signed two-year contracts. Nunnally arrived, and we expect the biggest reinforcement for us to arrive in the next five days, in a very important position in the team," the president hinted.

Although Kevin Pangos has reached an agreement with AX Armani Exchange Milan and head coach Ettore Messina was positive about the signing, Partizan has been linked to the player by Serbian news outlet Mozzart Sport.

With the buyout to CSKA Moscow being the driving force behind the stagnation of the deal agreement with the Italian club, CSKA's favorable view of Partizan might come in handy. As a note, Partizan's main sponsor NIS is a subsidiary of Russian gas giant Gazprom.

Following the report, BasketNews sources have denied Partizan and Pangos reaching an agreement.

"I want us to work seriously in the club at all levels. I will not buy myself popularity by presenting five strong names and then nothing comes of it. I am not interested in those things," Mijailovic said when asked whether he could reveal the name of the mystery player.

Partizan has been fighting tax debts for multiple years which now amount to more than five million euros. The club has come up with an ingenious plan to combat it - by offering land in Serbia in exchange.

Besides the difficulties, Mijailovic is certain about the team's goals. "I don't want us to finish 15th or 16th in the table. I want us to be in the top eight," he said.

Partizan NIS Belgrade

Position Player Status PG Aleksa Avramovic Signed until 2023 PG Yam Madar Signed until 2024 SG Danilo Andjusic (story) Signed until 2024 SG Kevin Punter Signed until 2023 SG Gregor Glas Signed until 2024 SG/SF Dante Exum (story) Signed until 2024 SF James Nunnally (story) Signed until 2023 SF Uros Trifunovic Signed until 2024 PF Zach LeDay Signed until 2023 C Balsa Koprivica Signed until 2024 C Alen Smailagic Signed until 2024 C Tristan Vukcevic Signed until 2024 Coach Zeljko Obradovic Expired contract Rodions Kurucs (will not return), Mathias Lessort, Dallas Moore (will not return), Rade Zagorac (will not return), Nemanja Dangubic (will not return) Rumored to leave Interested Like what we are doing? You can express your gratitude here.