Jordi Bertomeu: We have a plan B but we like plans A and ours is very flexible

EuroLeague CEO Jordi Bertomeu talked with Media Partener in the week of the start of the season.

ON EUROLEAGUE SEASON

«We have a plan B but we like plans A and ours is very flexible. We can change the dates and venues of the games. If things get worse and we have to stop, as happened in March, we would return to our May plan, to our plan B. Everything was ready, the only problem was that three or four teams could not leave their countries. That is why there was no “bubble”. But we had all the logistics prepared, just like now. Plan B is not something we have to think about, however, if it’s necessary, everything is ready».

ON CLUB FLIGHTS

«Flights are the responsibility of the clubs, but we understand that given the situation there will be times when it will be a challenge to travel to another country. That is why since June we have been working with several commercial airlines and we have agreements with two of them to facilitate the teams that have difficulty traveling».

ON CLOSED LEAGUE

«I have never talked about wanting to be a 24-teams league. What we do want and this is our goal for the next two years is to establish our business. And for this to happen, the next step will be to accept two more permanent licenses for ASVEL and Bayern Munich. And soon more could arrive from France, Italy, and the United Kingdom, another market that we believe is fundamental for the future».