Barça contacts the coach of Luka Doncic, the main candidate for the bench

Although the bench remains ownerless, the Barça seems to have taken another step in the search for Xavi’s replacement Paschal. The Gavà coach will head to the Dubai Basketball and, precisely, the coach who finished last season at the head of the Emirati team could become his replacement. According to RAC1, the Barça club has already contacted Aleksander Sekulic.

At 48 years old, the Slovenian coach is gaining strength as a candidate to lead the Barça. After negotiations with the Baskonia by Paolo Galbiati have cooled down in recent days, Sekulic He now emerges as the main alternative to take charge of the Barça bench for next season.

Last April, with one day left to conclude the regular phase of the Euroleague, the Dubai Basketball surprised by dismissing Jurica Golemac. The entity then opted for Aleksander Sekulic to lead the team in the decisive stretch of the course, a decision that ended up paying off in domestic competition, although he could not qualify the team for the play-in.

Under his direction, the Dubai Basketball conquered the Adriatic Leaguethe first major title in its history, after beating Partizan 3-1 in the final. The success achieved in just a few weeks seems to have reinforced the candidacy of the Slovenian coach, who now appears in Barça’s orbit. Previously, Sekulic He spent four years in Russia, directing the Lokomotiv Kuban and to Zenit from Saint Petersburg.

Sekulic He has led the Slovenia national team since 2020, with which he reached a creditable fourth position in the Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games. Previously, as an assistant coach, he was also part of the coaching staff that won the historic Eurobasket in 2017 along with the generation led by Luka Doncic.