After spending eight years at Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul, Jan Vesely is leaving the Turkish powerhouse, the club announced.
Vesely joined Fenerbahce before the 2014-15 season and won one EuroLeague title (2017), became EuroLeague MVP (2019), four times Turkish league champion (2016, 2017, 2018, 2022), three times Turkish Cup winner (2016, 2019, 2020), and was selected thrice into All-EuroLeague First Team (2016, 2018, 2019).
As it was reported previously by Ugur Ozan Sulak, Vesely is expected to sign a three-year deal with FC Barcelona.
Vesely is expected to make around €1.8 million net in Barcelona, with the total sum before taxes around €2.5 million per year.
"I had a chance to talk to Jan," the new Fenerbahce head coach Dimitris Itoudis said in the press conference on Tuesday. "I'm aware of great sacrifices and the offer that the club did [to keep him]. It's a family and Jan's decision. Fenerbahce are grateful for his contribution bringing success and glory to the club."
The Czech big man averaged 13.6 points, 6.1 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 18.2 PIR per game this season in EuroLeague.
 | Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul | |
| Position | Player | Status |
| PG | Pierria Henry | Signed until 2022 +1 |
| PG | Ismet Akpinar | Signed until 2022 +1 |
| SG | Sehmus Hazer | Signed until 2024 |
| SF | Marko Guduric | Signed until 2023 |
| SF | Dyshawn Pierre | Signed until 2023 +1 |
| SF/PF | Metecan Birsen | Signed until 2023 + 1 |
| PF | Achille Polonara | Signed until 2023 +1 |
| PF/C | Samet Geyik (story) | Signed until 2023 |
| C | Devin Booker | Signed until 2023 |
| C | Johnathan Motley (story) | Signed until 2024 |
| Coach | Dimitris Itoudis (story) | |
| Expired contract | Jan Vesely (won't come back), Aleksandar Djordjevic (won't come back), Nando De Colo, Melih Mahmutoglu, Tarik Biberovic, Danilo Barthel (won't come back), Jan Vesely, Ahmet Duverioglu (won't come back), Jehyve Floyd, Markel Starks (won't come back) | |
| Rumored to leave | Pierria Henry, Nando De Colo | |
| Interested | Naz Mitrou-Long (story), Nick Calathes (story), Nikola Milutinov, Scottie Wilbekin (story) | |
More Fenerbahce transfer news:
- Official: Dimitris Itoudis is the new head coach of Fenerbahce
- Fenerbahce close to finalizing a deal with Scottie Wilbekin
- Fenerbahce tie EuroCup sensation Johnathan Motley to a two-year deal
- Reshaping Fenerbahce: Obradovic's old apprentice, important departures, and new faces
- Jan Vesely is reportedly to sign a multi-year deal with Barcelona
- Fenerbahce part ways with Danilo Barthel and Ahmet Duverioglu
