Virtus Bologna, Baraldi sheds light on Israelis
The words of Luca Baraldi
Virtus Segafredo Bologa CEO Luca Baraldi spoke on the day of the rally: "C’è great satisfaction. That May 14 seemed like the end. An absurd situation, instead we are here celebrating. Then I reassure everyone, Paolo Ronci has verbally renewed the contract with me, who am his CEO. And a two-year contract will be filed very soon. As for my position, I don’t have to negotiate anything, my contract è expired. Then the shareholders will decide, with the renewal of offices and the approval of the budget. I have done my job, I have no signs that they want to send me away. Virtus still has a lot of appeal. We want the team to be prepared already for the goal of the Supercoppa, which we will play in Bologna. We are accompanied by the new Adidas uniform, there’è to be happy. We have some shortages becauseé Cacok is recovering, but we have structured ourselves to have two guys to help us in training, including Gamble who è is beloved by the fans. The company è è pays attention to everything, but we would rather wait an extra month for Cacok than take a risk with new players. It’ was a considered choice".
"Goals?” In the league Milan remains the company we compare ourselves with. But let’s not forget Tortona, Trapani, Venice, Brescia. The level of the championship is rising. I have great respect for Milan, I think we have to get along, we are the two Euroleague clubs, an example of Italian basketball. The Euroleague è very challenging, the goal è to confirm what we did last year. It’s a new team, we have a very motivated group of players, the coach’s overloaded, we have great confidence in Luca Banchi.
Closing remark on the Israeli cordate and possible corporate news: "Questions should be asked to the shareholders. For my part, I can say that è it is true that there’s been negotiation, and è it is true that the shareholders and in particular Gherardi had a position of refusal, I think like him, I believe that this company’ can find the resources in its own territory. Virtus smells of’Italy, then foreign capital comes into sports, but we think things can go on like this. Then over time I think things can change – and Dr. Zanetti himself said there won’t be forever, but right now I don’t see any changes on the’horizon".
