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FC Barcelona and Sarunas Jasikevicius could not reach an agreement on the contract renewal.

Credit: Rokas Snarskis Credit Rokas Snarskis

Sarunas Jasikevicius will not continue at FC Barcelona, according to the official team's announcement.

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Gerard Romero was the first to break the news that the Spanish club and the Lithuanian head coach could not reach an agreement on the contract renewal.

Former Barcelona player, Roger Grimau, takes over the team.

Barca recently clinched the ACB League title, and following the victory, the club's GM Juan Carlos Navarro gave a positive update on Saras' future.

"Jasikevicius' contract ends right now, and we want him to be our coach," Gigantes quoted Navarro. "I don't think there's a problem with him continuing next year with Barca. Next year we will return, without a doubt. I'll take care of that."

However, these words did not age well.According to Jose Ignacio Huguet of Mundo Deportivo, Barcelona was only willing to allocate a maximum of 600,000 euros for the head coach, which is significantly lower than Saras' previous salary which stood at approximately €3.5 million gross, equivalent to around €2 million net after taxes.

Jasikevicius joined Barcelona's bench in 2020. Since then, the Spanish powerhouse has won two ACB titles, two Spanish Copa del Rey trophies, and made EuroLeague Final Four in all three seasons.

Saras concludes his coaching tenure in Barcelona, having led the team in a total of 268 games across various competitions. He boasts 131 appearances in the ACB League, 118 in the EuroLeague, 7 in the Copa del Rey, 6 in the Super Cup, and 6 in the Catalan League. Out of these 268 matches, Jasikevicius has emerged victorious on 204 occasions.

FC Barcelona

Position Player Status PG Rokas Jokubaitis Signed until 2023 +2 PG/SG Nicolas Laprovittola Signed until 2026 PG/SG Tomas Satoransky Signed until 2026 SG Cory Higgins Signed until 2024 SF Nikola Kalinic Signed until 2024 SG/SF Oriol Pauli Signed until 2024 SF Alex Abrines Signed until 2026 PF Nikola Mirotic Signeduntil 2025 PF Sergi Martinez Signeduntil 2024 PF/C Oscar da Silva Signed until 2025 C Jan Vesely Signed until 2025 C James Nnaji Long-term contract Coach Roger Grimau(signed until 2025) Expired contract Kyle Kuric, Sarunas Jasikevicius (will not return), Sertac Sanli, Mike Tobey Rumored to leave Nicolas Laprovittola, Nikola Mirotic (story), Cory Higgins, Nikola Kalinic, Sertac Sanli, James Nnaji, Mike Tobey Interested Sertac Sanli (story)

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