Report: Rubio To F.C. Barcelona?

For FIVE years?
Reportedly the buyout is only $1 Million Euro after the 2nd year, so it will be easy for the Wolves to get him here then, but according to this article he will be making a significantly larger amount after the 2nd year, enticing him to stay in Europe, and not make the jump to the NBA.

This is not looking good for the Wolves, and hopefully things change before the end of today… but I wouldn’t get my hopes up.

Here’s the translation:

"Ricky Blond already a decision has made: wants to continue its career in the Regal FC Barcelona. The base of 18 years has deferred for the time being the leap to the NBA and has elected the offering azulgrana above those of the Real Madrid, the Unicaja and some large European teams, dissipating great part of the doubts that were sifted on their future, although not all. Now it does lack that the Barça arrive at an agreement with the DKV Joventut on the payment of the cancellation clause that includes the contract of the base with the dark green club, in force until 2011. It is clause at the outset is set in 5.7 million euro but the Penya is open to negotiate and speculates that the operation would be able to be closed with the payment of a transfer that would patrol the 3 million euro. Around that figure moved the Real Madrid, that as opposed to the Barça opted for speaking before with the DKV Joventut that with the player. The tuning between the two clubs was very good and even in the last days some mass media gave for insurance the leap of Blonde to the white club. But, save enormous surprise, that will not happen. And the fact is that the Real Madrid cannot give him something that yes can give him the Barça: the possibility to continue living in The Masnou and to maintain stable its school, family environment and of friends, a factor that has had an enormous weight in the decision of the young base of 18 years. The agreement reached between Ricky and the Regal Barça also respects the second great priority of Ricky: includes a clause at the outset toward the NBA from the second year. The contract will be for more seasons (some sources coded it yesterday in five), although from the summer from 2011 the base will be able to break it crediting a penalty provided that being to be gone to the NBA. This will begin patrolling the million of euro and will go reducing each year. All the contrary thing that its slip, that will be increased notably from 2011 if Blonde decides then to continue in the Palau and to postpone a little more its leap wing ties American. One must recall once more than all the operation is pendiende that the Barça and the Penya reach an economic agreement on the transfer, although is evident that the step given by Blonde is fancied decisive and seems difficult a change of course once the player has made a decision in firm. Attentive to the opportunity The bet of the Regal Barça by Ricky has been determined in the last few weeks and did not enter principle in the plans of the club for the next season, as shows the renewal of Jaka Lakovic almost a month ago. The Barça, nevertheless, has seen as they were opened him the doors of an opportunity that could not reject, given the quality and media tug of the young base of The Masnou. The arrival of Ricky to the Barça, united to that of a center to relieve to David Andersen, would leave the team azulgrana with 13 you put on file, one more of them permitted.UPDATE: Barcelona’s offer was $1.5 Million too low, and DKV rejected it. DKV already has come to an agreement with Real Madrid, if Ricky decides he wants to play there all he would have to do it negotiate a contract. Rubio has wanted Barcelona instead mostly because of it’s one hour proximity from his hometown.The Spanish newspapers reporting this have all said the NBA is out of the question now, but they never really had the NBA in the running this whole time, so it is still up in the air. Rubio wanted this done by today, but he is quoted now saying that it will stretch out longer than he wanted.UPDATE: According to Yahoo Sports, Wolves are still in the hunt. Sources close to Rubio have told Yahoo Sports that chances are “50-50” or even better that Rubio ends up in a Timberwolves uniform next season. The Wolves are supposedly becoming increasingly optimistic that Rubio will come over this summer and apparently the head coaching decision will affect Rubio’s desire to come, though it is not known who he desires from the coaching preferiti Mark Jackson, Elston Turner and Kurt Rambis.Published on 07/30/2009 at 3:16 PM CDTLast updated on 11/17/2016 at 1:11 PM CDT Ricky Blond already a decision has made: wants to continue its career in the Regal FC Barcelona. The base of 18 years has deferred for the time being the leap to the NBA and has elected the offering azulgrana above those of the Real Madrid, the Unicaja and some large European teams, dissipating great part of the doubts that were sifted on their future, although not all. Now it does lack that the Barça arrive at an agreement with the DKV Joventut on the payment of the cancellation clause that includes the contract of the base with the dark green club, in force until 2011. It is clause at the outset is set in 5.7 million euro but the Penya is open to negotiate and speculates that the operation would be able to be closed with the payment of a transfer that would patrol the 3 million euro. Around that figure moved the Real Madrid, that as opposed to the Barça opted for speaking before with the DKV Joventut that with the player. The tuning between the two clubs was very good and even in the last days some mass media gave for insurance the leap of Blonde to the white club. But, save enormous surprise, that will not happen. And the fact is that the Real Madrid cannot give him something that yes can give him the Barça: the possibility to continue living in The Masnou and to maintain stable its school, family environment and of friends, a factor that has had an enormous weight in the decision of the young base of 18 years. The agreement reached between Ricky and the Regal Barça also respects the second great priority of Ricky: includes a clause at the outset toward the NBA from the second year. The contract will be for more seasons (some sources coded it yesterday in five), although from the summer from 2011 the base will be able to break it crediting a penalty provided that being to be gone to the NBA. This will begin patrolling the million of euro and will go reducing each year. All the contrary thing that its slip, that will be increased notably from 2011 if Blonde decides then to continue in the Palau and to postpone a little more its leap wing ties American. One must recall once more than all the operation is pendiende that the Barça and the Penya reach an economic agreement on the transfer, although is evident that the step given by Blonde is fancied decisive and seems difficult a change of course once the player has made a decision in firm. Attentive to the opportunity The bet of the Regal Barça by Ricky has been determined in the last few weeks and did not enter principle in the plans of the club for the next season, as shows the renewal of Jaka Lakovic almost a month ago. The Barça, nevertheless, has seen as they were opened him the doors of an opportunity that could not reject, given the quality and media tug of the young base of The Masnou. The arrival of Ricky to the Barça, united to that of a center to relieve to David Andersen, would leave the team azulgrana with 13 you put on file, one more of them permitted."