President of the basketball club CSKA Andrey Vatutin explained to why foreign basketball players are going to play in Russian clubs, despite being banned from European competitions.
– It is clear that for lack of European competitions, be it the Euroleague, the Eurocup or the FIBA tournament, the Russian teams overpay. It is a fact. Of course, the first is the good contracts the players have here.
The second is the tournament level. Despite the well-known events, I believe that the United League championship has retained its place in the top three domestic leagues in Europe. Some of the foreigners had valid contracts, they stayed.
I think it will be more difficult to keep legionnaires. There are objective factors. The first is the increasing difficulty in transferring salaries abroad, whether in euros or in dollars. Every month it becomes more and more difficult to pay. Colleagues from Russian basketball or football clubs are experiencing the same difficulties, Vatutin told .
On Tuesday, the FIBA Executive Committee decided to deny the entry of the Russian men’s team to the 2023 Olympic pre-qualifying tournaments. Russian clubs are suspended from participating in international competitions.
Live broadcasts of VTB United League matches are available on and other TV channels of the holding, as well as on the websites sportbox.ru and matchtv.ru.
Source : MatchTV
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