Turkish basketball player Sertaç Şanlı joins Barcelona from Efes

Then-Anadolu Efes center Sertaç Şanlı (L) tries to score past Real Madrid's Trey Thompkins in the THY EuroLeague, Madrid, Spain, April 28, 2021.

by Anadolu Agency

Jul 15, 2021 12:10 pm

Turkish basketball player Sertaç Şanlı has joined European giants Barcelona from Anadolu Efes on a two-year deal, the club confirmed Wednesday.

Barcelona published a video on Twitter confirming the 29-year-old signing.

Şanlı visited the Spanish club's museum and the Camp Nou Stadium, before officially signing a deal that runs until 2023.

The Turkish center was joined by Barcelona President Joan Laporta at the signing ceremony.

Şanlı was a key member of the Anadolu Efes side that won the Turkish Basketball Süper Lig and the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague titles last season. He performed particularly well in the Final Four.

In the 2020/21 EuroLeague regular season, he averaged 7.8 points per game in 34 matches.

However, Şanlı averaged 15.5 points and 5 rebounds in the Final Four held in Germany's Cologne to help the Istanbul side win its first EuroLeague title.