{"id":502583,"date":"2026-06-25T15:05:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T13:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=502583"},"modified":"2026-06-25T15:28:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T13:28:29","slug":"barcelona-and-baskonia-in-standoff-over-paolo-galbiati","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/barcelona-and-baskonia-in-standoff-over-paolo-galbiati\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona eye Paolo Galbiati, but Baskonia stand firm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><strong>Barcelona<\/strong> are looking at <strong>Paolo Galbiati<\/strong> as a possible option for the bench after <strong>Xavi Pascual<\/strong>, but <strong>Baskonia<\/strong> do not intend to let the Italian coach leave easily.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"es\">Juntos seguiremos construyendo \ud83d\udd35\ud83d\udd34 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NXxVwFMPLx\">pic.twitter.com\/NXxVwFMPLx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kosner Baskonia (@Baskonia) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Baskonia\/status\/2070116045633847543?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 25, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">According to <strong>Mundo Deportivo<\/strong>, Galbiati is one of the strong names for the Blaugrana job after Pascual\u2019s departure, with the coach expected to join <strong>Dubai Basketball<\/strong> on a three-year contract. Galbiati still has one year left on his deal with Baskonia, who initially appeared open to parting ways with him but have now reiterated their desire to keep him following Bar\u00e7a\u2019s interest.<\/p>\n<p>The situation remains open: Baskonia have reportedly already identified <strong>Velimir Perasovic<\/strong> as a possible replacement, while Barcelona are also considering <strong>Ioannis Sfairopoulos<\/strong> and <strong>Aleksandar Sekulic<\/strong> as alternatives. 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