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Officially engaged in Euroleague for two seasons starting in 2019, Tony Parker's Asvel wants to first secure its place among the big names in Europe, before setting an ambitious budget of around 15 million euros.
"Asvel thus got this Tuesday noon, officially, an invitation in Euroleague. What is your feeling ?
I'm really happy, that was the ultimate goal. When we were champion in 2016, we were very disappointed not to be in Euroleague. It was the first year that there was no more French club! We had experienced this as an injustice a bit. At the same time, it made us roll up our sleeves, go to work and build a unique project in France, so that Euroleague choose our club. And when I say Euroleague, it's the Euroleague and the eleven big clubs, the franchisees. It is they who vote and decide. It's really cool to be recognized for all the work that has been done. I'm really happy for all the Asvel people working on this project and for all French basketball. It had been three years since there was not a French club in the best European league. From the beginning, I explained that if I invested in France, it is to be in Euroleague and for the French basketball to have a club at the best European level. That was the goal. I invest in my country, I want to create jobs and we have a club that France can be proud of.
Concretely, this invitation will run on the next two seasons, is that it?
We have this wild card for two years. So we have two years to …
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