Yesterday Kevin Punter, today, perhaps, Zach LeDay. With destination, this time, Olimpia Milan. Doors open at Partizan with repercussions on the red and white club, always waiting for Nicolò Melli.
Olimpia Milano has decided: Zach LeDay anyway
As announced by Aris Barkas of Eurohoops, a source historically close to the general management, Zach LeDay will return to Olimpia Milano with a two-year contract.
The “backpack” would have already been released by Partizan, so the press release from the Serbian club is awaited in this regard. In between there is another year of guaranteed contract to get out of.
Olympiacos and Monaco had also followed the story, but without striking a blow. The turning point would come on Monday evening, when the player decided to force the break with the Serbs. And Olimpia acted.
The Melli chapter
Above all, Olimpia Milano has decided to no longer link the LeDay operation to that of the renewal of Nicolò Melli.
The Olimpia Milano captain reached the national team’s retreat on Tuesday without having yet made a final decision on his future.
In hand an offer from Olimpia Milano, in the background possible insertions of Fenerbahce and Real Madrid. But, for Nicolò, it won’t be a question of finances, but rather of objectives.
Ettore Messina’s new project grows by always considering the number 9 as a fundamental asset. Melli would play at center as an alternative to Josh Nebo, or at power forward, with Nikola Mirotic and Zach LeDay.
In case of “no”, what the Olimpia Milano fans do not hope for (and the club too), the management would turn to another foreign centre, seeking a different balance with the Italian players (Awudu Abass as mentioned, on whom however there are the Turkish sirens are strong, with the former Milan Alviti at Virtus).
But time never waits. The hours that arrive will be decisive, as always.
