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Barcelona officially informed Mirotic about the termination of his contract, Spanish TV3 reports.

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After weeks of speculation, the first step has been made in the saga of Nikola Mirotic leaving FC Barcelona.

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According to TV3, the organization has officially informed the Montenegrin forward about the termination of his contract. The move is being made as part of measures to cut costs for the upcoming season.

The player still had two years left in his deal with the club.

Following the news, Mirotic did not appear in the pre-game press conference ahead of the Liga Endesa finals against Real Madrid although he was initially supposed to accompany head coach Sarunas Jasikevicius. Instead, Alex Abrines took his place.

With multiple reports coming out about the possible Mirotic's future, you can read more insider information here.

With the superstar forward now certain about leaving the Catalan club, there are several possible destinations for him in the EuroLeague.

With financial troubles slowly hitting the organization, the club'sbudget might be cut by up to 25%.

Throughout the 13 years, Barca have spent more than €300 million on player salaries since they last won the EuroLeague title in 2010,Julian Felipo from Mundo Deportivo notes. If this season's budget is accounted for, the number adds up to €337.6 million.

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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 Expired contract Kyle Kuric, Sarunas Jasikevicius, Sertac Sanli, Mike Tobey Rumored to leave Nikola Mirotic, Cory Higgins, Nikola Kalinic, Sertac Sanli, James Nnaji, Mike Tobey Interested Sarunas Jasikevicius

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