The last week of August starts with the key Barca in basketball with the presentation of five new signings to Joan Peñarroya’s team. Juan Núñez, Kevin Punter, Justin Anderson, Chimezie Metu and Youssoupha Fall They experienced its performance in a warm welcome event at the Auditori 1899, attended by the president of the club, John Laporta, and the manager responsible for the section, Joseph Cubells
The sensations of the new Barça project
The head of the Board of Directors of Barça basketball welcomes the new members of Barça, highlighting the great work done by Juan Carlos Navarro, General Manager of the section, and Mario Bruno Fernández, technical secretary, and expects this new campaign to be “interesting”, with five faces and to Peñarroya who is “impressed” and who “takes the project with energy.”
Cubells also had words about the preseason tour that the team will make in China, whose trip starts this coming Thursday, and will last until September 5, with the dispute between the two friends against Beijing Ducks (September 1, 1:30 pm CET) and Basketball Girona (September 2, 1:00 pm CET), which will be played on Hangzhou Olympic Center.
Kevin Punter and Justin Anderson, at the presentation of the signatures of Barça / Javi Ferrandiz
Cubells’ words about the China tour
The president of Barça basketball gave some details on how this preparatory phase developed in China, talking about the importance of the Barça brand in concluding the agreement: “The basketball team is also claimed in China, and we will do our part to promote our sport, and at the same time, one thing that cannot be underestimated is that we have economic income for the first time in many years to go . directly into the club’s coffers, something that is currently not bad for us”. declare.
Cubells also gave an ambitious speech about a phase abroad, which he hopes will continue for years to come: “This trip should not be something isolated, but it should be done again and again. that is Barça basketball.”
Josep Cubells talks about the pre-season stage in China / Javi Ferrandiz
What will Barça get for the tour of China?
The truth is that the Chinese stage has a positive effect on Barça’s budget, and As confirmed by SPORT, the figure to be obtained by the Barça club is close to one million euros, generating income that has not existed in recent years.
Therefore, the Barça expedition already has its suitcases prepared to make the trip to China, on a journey that will depart from Barcelona on Thursday afternoon, with a stopover in Doha before arriving in the Asian country, where Peñarroya and his players will continue. working to face the first two commitments of the season with the highest guarantee: the Catalan League and the Endesa Super Cup, which will open the curtain on the 24/25 campaign.