Thomas Heurtel landed in Spain to re-join Barcelona: "Can't wait to start"
Thomas Heurtel is ready to start his second stint with the Blaugrana jersey, already worn from 2017 to 2021. The French point guard, 36 years old in April, returns to the EuroLeague: this morning he landed in Spain where he will sign the agreement until the end of the season and will be announced by Barcelona. After the injury of Nicolas Laprovittola, Barca decided to focus on Raul Neto but two injuries to the Brazilian led to the termination of the contract. "I spoke with everyone: Navarro, Mario, Joan ... I'm very happy and I can't wait to start. I've trained a lot since I've been in China. Physical fitness is not a problem", his first words collected at the airport by RAC. Heurtel began the 2024/25 in China with the Shenzhen Aviators, with whom he produced 18.2 points on average with 8.5 assists, 4.1 rebounds in 29.8 minutes. In the previous two seasons he remained in Russia with Zenit St. Petersburg despite being excluded from the EuroLeague. A decision that also cost him the national team .
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