Laporta was present, Pau Gasol was officially introduced in Barcelona

Pau Gasol Officially returned to Barcelona. The 40-year-old Spanish basketball player was shown today (Thursday) in Palau Blaugrana after having already arrived in the Catalan capital on March 3 and passed tests. This will of course be his second term on the team after playing for her between 1999 and 2001. Barça will play against Maccabi Tel Aviv in the arena on Tuesday in the Euroleague.

The Spaniard said in his presentation, where club president Joan Laporta was also present: “I come with the same motivation as 20 years ago, this is an exciting moment for me and I am grateful to be back home, I miss winning the Euroleague and this is a team An actor like 20 years ago, but I am special. ”

Pau Gasol and Joan Laporta (Reuters)

He added: “There are always expectations in a club like Barcelona, ​​but it is a good thing. I hope I can get back to playing soon, we all wanted that rehearsal, but it’s important I get into the rhythm. Yesterday I trained hard and today there will be training and we will see what happens. I’m not in a hurry to return to play. “