In April 2021, the offices of Barça's basketball section They made a change of course. A month before, Joan Laporta He had been imposed on the presidency of the club, and as usually happens in these cases, his return to the Barca entity occurred with people of his trust.
After four years of work, Nacho Rodríguez left a position he assumed Juan Carlos Navarro. 'The bomb' assumed the position of General Manager, And as a right hand, Sant Feliu's opted for Mario Bruno Fernández, that was going to be the sports director of the section.
Lights and shadows
In these four years, as in all efforts, lights and shadows. Sounded successes, such as those of Dante Exum, Jabari parker o Wash me that they were practically not on the radar of the great European teams, and other decisions that have not brought the expected results, such as the dismissals of Sarun Jasikevicius o Nikola Mirotic, or the great commitment to Willy Hernangome that has not obtained the desired return either.
Jabari Parker celebrating a triple / Javi Ferrándiz
In this season, since the offices of the section, the plague of injuries that the team of the team of Joan Peñarroya. Raul Neto, They are some of the names that have been put to the club on the table. But after the frustrated signing of the Brazilian base, the high instances of Barça decided to lower the blind and not reinforce the workforce in this course, something that generated some frustration both in the Secretariat and in the Technical Staff.
About renewing
Despite this, Mario Bruno Fernández is already comfortable in Barça. Hence, as the journalist Óscar Herreros explains, Both parties are very close to renewing a contract that expires this summer.
Mario Bruno Fernández, during the presentation of Joan Peñarroya as Barca coach / FCB
Therefore, the Catalan will continue to be the architect of a section that, in the face of next season, already waiting for him if he can release any of the most important contracts he has, It will have a budget similar to the Roger Grimau season, something lower with which this course has been counted.
The renewal of Pinter and the signing of Shengelia, movements of this 2025
At the moment, lto Kevin Pinter renewal until 2028 and the signing of Tornike Shengelia for the next three seasons They are quite level movements and that will allow Barça to have the next campaign with one of the best exteriors of the continent, as well as one of the most prominent '4'.
Kevin Pinter renewed his contract with Barça until 2028 / Dani Barbeito
With a wide number of players who end contract in 2026 (Tomas Satoransky, Jabari Parker, Jan Vesely, Nico Laprovittola, Álex Abrines, Willy Hernangómez and Darío Brizuela), The renewal of the 'Mamba Vasca' It could be another of the good news in the future of the team. In any case, Fernández will continue to take the baton of the section the next seasons, and his successes will be decisive so that Barça can repeat the successes he enjoyed so much not long ago.
