Italian federation president reacts to Panathinaikos and Pozzecco rumors / News - Basketnews.com

"Now everything is in Pozzecco's hands and the decision is up to him alone," Petrucci said of Panathinaikos' interest in Gianmarco Pozzecco.

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Panathinaikos Athens made two offers to the current Italian NT head coach Gianmarco Pozzecco to replace Dejan Radonjic on the PAO bench, as first reported by Livesport newspaper.

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Following the rumors surrounding the coach, the Italian Basketball Federation president Gianni Petrucci spoke to the newspaper La Stampa and said that now everything will depend on Pozzecco's decision.

Petrucci won't block him from accepting the offer, despite an exclusive deal with the Italian federation, which runs through 2024.

"Now everything is in Pozzecco's hands and the decision is up to him alone. I cannot block, in the wake of a single contract and the relationship that has been created between us, a legitimate aspiration of his. The only condition is that we don't talk about the market during the activity of the national team," Petrucci commented.

Panathinaikos reportedly offered a lucrative contract of over half a million euros per season.

Pozzecco established his name at FIBA EuroBasket 2022 when he navigated Italy to the tournament's quarterfinals, beating a competition favorite Serbia in the Round of 16.

PAO now share 15-17th places in the EuroLeague standings with an 8-16 record.

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