{"id":508398,"date":"2026-08-03T12:42:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T10:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=508398"},"modified":"2026-08-03T12:42:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T10:42:20","slug":"barcelona-set-for-key-week-as-xevi-pujol-arrives-at-palau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/barcelona-set-for-key-week-as-xevi-pujol-arrives-at-palau\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona set for key week as Xevi Pujol arrives at Palau"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona are preparing to officially add Xevi Pujol to their new basketball front-office structure. According to SPORT, the Catalan executive is arriving at Palau after completing the two-month notice period required to end his relationship with Baskonia.<\/p>\n<p>Pujol, 36, is set to become one of the key sporting figures of Bar\u00e7a\u2019s basketball section after previous stops with Manresa and Baskonia. At Manresa, he was credited as one of the architects of the club\u2019s rise, with moves such as Chima Moneke, Sylvain Francisco, Cameron Hunt and Derrick Alston Jr., as well as the team\u2019s historic run to the 2022 Basketball Champions League final. In Vitoria, he also helped build the Baskonia team that won the latest Copa del Rey.<\/p>\n<p>Bar\u00e7a had tried to bring him in earlier, but Baskonia\u2019s asking price reportedly stood around \u20ac300,000, according to SPORT. Pujol will now join the new blaugrana technical structure: Mario Bruno Fern\u00e1ndez will remain at the club in a key office role, while scout Kuzey Kili\u00e7 is also joining after working with Fenerbah\u00e7e, Zenit and Dubai. 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