Turkish center Sanli seals deal to become Barcelona player

By Can Erozden

ANKARA (AA) - Turkish basketball player Sertac Sanli signed a two-year contract with Barcelona on Wednesday.

Barcelona put a video on Twitter that Sanli, 29, visited the Spanish club's museum and the Camp Nou Stadium, and then he put pen to paper on a deal which will expire in 2023.

Sanli was alongside Barcelona President Joan Laporta while signing the official deal.

Playing in the center position, Sanli was a key member for Anadolu Efes last season, especially in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four stage.

In the 2020-21 EuroLeague regular season, he played 34 matches to average 7.8 points per game.

Sanli averaged 15.5 points and 5 rebounds in the Final Four held in Germany's Cologne to help Istanbul team win their first EuroLeague title.