CSKA's newcomer Zoran Planinic visited the club's office today. Croatian arrived to Moscow the day before, passed the medical tests and signed the contract with CSKA CEO Andrei Vatutin. The player toured the arena, locker room and met with the press.
- I don't know guys what do you think about CSKA, but for me it is the synonym for Manchester United in football, - Planinic said. - Imagine that you are playing for Villarreal and somebody calls you from MU and offers a contract – will you have any doubts? To play for CSKA for me is the best chance to win the Euroleague, and I plan to take advantage of it.
- When me and Ettore Messina together decided that we want to invite Planinic, I phoned Zoran and told him to meet Messina, - Andrei Vatutin added. - He asked where Messina are, and when he learned that the coach is in Bologna, he said that he will drive the car to Bologna the next day. At the time Zoran was in Citluk in Bosnia - 14 hours to drive to Bologna. It showed us how big a desire to play in CSKA Zoran has.
Planinic plans to return to Split tomorrow to resume practicing with the Croatian national team in sight of the forthcoming Olympic Qualifiers.
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