The link between Barça Basket and Chimezie Metu ended With the serious injury to the Achilles tendon he suffered at the end of March against FC Bayern in Euroleague. At that time, the power wing and its great level offered, led to thinking about a possible contractual renewal, although weeks later, the entire situation has changed in a radical turn of the events that make paths separate paths between Catalan entity and Californian player.
Barça discards Chimezie Metu and signs for Real Madrid
Chimezie Metu decided to go through the operating room in the city of Los Angeles and recover from the important injury in Californian territory with his future as well as a great focus of attention. Barça Basket weighs the option to renew the wing After averaging 11 points and 4.8 rebounds in Euroleague, apart from climbing up to 13.2 points and 3.8 rebounds in Endesa League.
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His contribution within Joan Peñarroya’s system and his statistics suggested a Barca continuity at the time of recovering from the serious injury, but weeks later everything has changed and reports Sports Worldhe Barça Basket has decided to finish the dialogue With the power wing after knowing that the player was in conversations with Real Madrid of basketball.
Total change in facts with broken negotiations between FC Barcelona and Chimezie Metu, despite offering at the initial time a multiannual contract, being the Real Madrid the club that has reached a verbal agreement for its future signing. The return to Metu’s tracks could be given for the beginning of 2026 and his possible signing for Real Madrid assumes his second experience in Endesa League and becoming an interesting piece of the white inner game.
Tornike Shengelia will arrive at FC Barcelona by Chimezie Metu
Fast movement in the form of Barça Basket’s reaction that after seeing how operation Chimezie Metu ended, attacked the proposal of the power wing from Virtus Bologna. Tornike Shengelia will sign for the Barca team with a 2+1 contract (The third year will be optional), in an agreement similar to that offered to Chimezie Metu at the beginning of April. Toko Shengelia will land at the Palau Blaugrana with 15.6 points, five rebounds and 17.5 assessment statistics.
