Monaco wants to “play for the title” in Euroleague and France, assures Moerman

“We will fight for the title in both competitionsin the Euroleague and the French league, Monaco rookie Adrien Moerman said on Tuesday, summarizing the Roca Team’s lofty ambitions for the next season. “I am convinced that we will be stronger than last season“, also assured Oleksiy Yefimov, general manager of the Monegasque basketball club, unfortunate finalist in the play-offs in France against Lyon-Villeurbanne, and eliminated in the quarter-finals in the Euroleague last season: “We are on paper, without even wanting too much pressure on the shoulders of the coach. But he is solid.»

Also present for the presentation of the season in the Atrium of the Monte-Carlo Casino, the coach in question, Sasa Obradovic, confirmed “love this daily pressure“. He will work next season with a group that he has shaped: Mike James has extended, as has the Lithuanian Motiejunas, the Americans Hall and Diallo, and Ouattara, who, for his seventh season on the Rock, appreciates “the extraordinary evolution of the club“. With the arrivals of Brown, Blossomgame, Loyd, Okobo and Moerman, reigning double European champion with Efes Istanbul, Monaco impresses.

“We will fight for the title in both competitions, even if it will be complicated and the expectations are different“says Moerman. “If we manage to create this chemistry between all these big players, we can do a lot of damage.“The club’s budget has increased by 25%, to “increase to 20 million euros“, according to Yefimov, who has completed his recruitment. “It’s no longer the fairy tale of last year“, he underlines. “We have to perform quickly, have players who hurt. I am delighted with everyone’s commitment.Monaco begins its preparation on Wednesday with an internship in Bormio (Italy), before a tour of Germany and another in Turkey. Monaco will open its season on September 24 in Nanterre. His first match in the Principality is scheduled for October 2, the time to complete the renovation work on the Salle Gaston-Médecin, whose capacity will increase to 4,472 seats.