One month after his departure from China was made official, Thomas Heurtel (1.89 m, 35 years old) is back on the European market. But for the moment, he only finds himself linked to second-rate clubs, far from the EuroLeague which he certainly dreams of returning to. Although he was certainly vaguely associated with Monaco after Furkan Korkmaz’s injury, his name was especially mentioned recently at Lleida, currently 14th in Liga Endesa, without this becoming a reality. And since Tuesday, Sporting announces that he is negotiating with Reyer Venise, author of a disappointing start to the season in Lega (4v-7d) but who improved his chances in the EuroCup on Wednesday by winning at Bourg-en-Bresse (102-99).
Asked about this after his players’ victory, assistant coach Emanuele Molin (who replaced the ill Neven Spahija) did not seek to confirm or deny the news. “We are studying the possibility of making adjustments within our team. We know that Thomas Heurtel is free but honestly, I don’t know if we are going to make him an offer. I don’t even know if we’re really interested. What the media says may be true, perhaps not, but I don’t have any more information than that. »
Precisely, the latest echoes from the transalpine media were not very optimistic about the prospects of Thomas Heurtel’s arrival in Venice. While Reyer faced JL Bourg, the site Superbasket indicated that negotiations with the 2013 European champion were at a standstill while a return of Rayjon Tucker, who moved from Venice to Virtus Bologna this summer, was becoming more likely… But has the French leader really considered a only moment to sign in EuroCup so quickly?
