Armani Milano is expected to bolster its roster for the 2023/24 season with the addition of superstar forward Nikola Mirotic, per Emiliano Carchia of Sportando.
Mirotic is under contract with Barcelona until 2025, but the two sides are working on terminating their deal, as the Montenegrin forward is not inclined to agree to a salary reduction.
According to Sport, Barcelona contacted the player and informed him that he would either take a 50% pay cut, or he could leave the club at the end of this season, once the ACB playoffs finish.
Per Jose Ignacio Huguet of Mundo Deportivo, the reduction in the budget could be around 10 million euros, so it wouldn’t come as a surprise if more players with lucrative contracts part ways with the squad.
Mirotic is under the most lucrative contract in the EuroLeague, earning around five million euros (net) per year. With the Catalans aiming for a budget cut, though, his future with the team remains unclear.
Nikola Mirotic joined Barcelona in the summer of 2019 and has played in three straight EuroLeague Final Fours (2021, 2022, 2023, as the 2019/20 came to an end in March due to the Covid-19 pandemic) without claiming the title.
