Olimpija Ljubljana and Helios did not reach agreement for Matic Rebec
Rebec has still two more years on his contract with Helios
Union Olimpija Ljubljana and Helios Domžale did not reach agreement for transfer of young Slovenian prospect Matic Rebec from Domžale to Ljubljana. Matic Rebec who was one of the best players of FIBA European Championship U20 will play only Slovenian Championship in the 2014/2015 season. He still has two more years on his contract with Helios Domžale.
Matevž Zupančič, General Manager of Union Olimpija: »It is true, that we were very interested in signing Matic Rebec who also expressed great desire to join our club. We felt consensus from the start of the negotiations about the transfer of the player from both sides. The management of Helios Domžale agreed that Union Olimpija is logical and correct next step in career of this young player. We were ready to pay sufficient and requested buyout by Helios Domžale, but yesterday we were officially informed by Domžale management that they are breaking all the negotiations and that they decided to keep the player. We need to respect their decision.«
Matevž Zupančič, General Manager of Union Olimpija: »It is true, that we were very interested in signing Matic Rebec who also expressed great desire to join our club. We felt consensus from the start of the negotiations about the transfer of the player from both sides. The management of Helios Domžale agreed that Union Olimpija is logical and correct next step in career of this young player. We were ready to pay sufficient and requested buyout by Helios Domžale, but yesterday we were officially informed by Domžale management that they are breaking all the negotiations and that they decided to keep the player. We need to respect their decision.«