Ricky's Future Will be Known Before Thursday

Ricky enters crucial week

Wednesday will focus on the Basketball Teams. Joventut and Madrid have contacted and are in tune. The only thing that remains is to convince the player.

On Thursday, the Spanish National Team will travel to San Fernando to start preparation for Eurobasket, and Ricky Rubio intends on having his future all straighten out when he gets on that plane.

That's his desire, but the reality may be otherwise, since the three-way negotiations between DKV Joventut, the player, and El Madrid will be complicated. There are too many interests at stake, and as with any deal of this caliber, the money will play a key role.

The Wolves have no financial resources to pay the buyout of 5,75 million Euros. Last week they went to Badalona with one hand up front and the other behind them. With $500,000 dollars in their wallet, which is the maximum amount allow payable in respect of NBA laws, and their alternative plans, too insubstantial, that it did not convince Villacampa.

DKV Joventut needs to sell Ricky Rubio to balance its budget and reduce an outstanding debt with the Treasury, and it has always been clear that Madrid was the highest bidder to make a good business. In fact, two weeks ago was the first contact between the two clubs, which quickly tuned. Without mention of money, the willingness of both sides to understand each other, grant that the player does no go to the NBA, was total.

Real Madrid are willing to pay about three million euros to 'La Penya'(DKV Joventut), which they will accept such a reduction if the 'White Club' (El Madrid) pays all in a single period. Also, would substantially improve the finance of the player, earning about 120.000 euros per year, and signed for two seasons with a very high Clause, but decreasing.

Ricky Rubio's dream is still that of playing in the NBA, and that of Madrid, to represent them all up high at the Santiago Bernabeu before next Thursday.

Original Source: MARCA.com (spanish)