Listen to this. Sani Bečirovič, former Panathinaïkos sporting director, now at Zenit, tells Arena Sport that an agent offered him Jean Montero during his first season in Athens. Montero was playing in Spain. The transfer never happened. And he regrets it in public: he should have pushed the idea harder with the coach and the president.
Do you know what I hear in this story? An introduction that never took place. Thirty seconds of mic lost to the wind. So I’m doing it, right here, right now, like a Saturday at half past eight.
The caretaker switches off half the lights. The two school fête spotlights come on. [jingle] “Mesdames et messieurs, dames en heren, at the tip-off, the number you’ve never seen here…” Two seconds of silence. “Jeeean Montero!” [jingle, the sound system hesitates]
There. It exists now.
Because the rest, the guy did without me. Andorra, then Valencia, Spanish champions in 2025-2026. EuroLeague Rising Star, best five, 14.4 points and 4.8 assists a game. And in July 2026, three seasons at Olympiakos. He got his introduction. Elsewhere.
Bečirovič said it himself: “Three years on, now that he has already proved his quality, it is very easy to talk about it.” True. I always find the right jingle on Monday, too.
A player who didn’t sign doesn’t come in in the dark. He doesn’t come in at all.
Panathinaïkos won the EuroLeague in 2024 anyway. The jingle, I’m keeping. Just saying.
It’s true, we checked: BeBasket.
