Tiktukno: summary of today's events in sports, 12.20 (Sport1)
After failing to return Facundo Campasu to its ranks, in Spain it is claimed that Real Madrid will now look for another senior coordinator, and one of the hot names on the agenda is that of Lorenzo Braun.
According to a report in "Marca", the Maccabi Tel Aviv star has a clause that will allow him to leave without compensation at the end of the season to any Spanish league team.
"The fact that he has a Spanish passport, his familiarity with the players and coaches and, of course, his qualities, make Real consider him very seriously for next season," it said.
"Real does not want to get stuck again without a leading coordinator", they added in "Marca".
"Brown was great in the Spanish national team last summer and he wants to play in the Spanish league. Madrid know this and are considering approaching him and giving him the reins next season. His big contract will not be an obstacle. Most of his salary will come from the release of Campaso's contract - 2.6 million euros - and paradoxically, It will help finance the replacement."
However, Real is expected to face considerable competition for Brown's services.
"Barcelona is also aware of Brown's situation, and is waiting for him," it says.
"However, it is unlikely that she will cut Tomas Sturnsky, Niko Lafavorbitola or Rokas Iukovaitis to make room for him, and this is a very big deal."
Another team that is expected to be in the fight is Valencia, whose two coordinators - Chris Jones and Sam Van Rossum - will end their contracts at the end of the season: "The club knows that the signing of Brown will guarantee a significant leap forward, and they will be ready to take the financial risk."
Hot commodity.
Brown (Photo: GettyImages, Roberto Finizio)
Campasu did indeed sign a huge contract with Red Star Belgrade - 1.8 million euros until the end of the season, 2.5 million euros for the next season - but he will have a very low release clause in the summer, amounting to 50 thousand euros.
However, Real knows that it faces a war with all the greats of the continent - among them Fenerbahçe, Olympiakos and maybe also Anadolu Efes - and therefore it is looking for alternatives.
The 32-year-old Brown, who led the Spanish team to a great victory in the last EuroBasket, is having an excellent season at Maccabi Tel Aviv and is averaging 18 points, 3.7 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game so far in the EuroLeague.
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