Laia Palau will co-direct the women's base of Uni Girona and Bàsquet Girona

Palau and Pere Puig, in charge of the sports part of the teams in the structure of Bàsquet Girona

BARCELONA, 24 May. (EUROPA PRESS) -

Former player Laia Palau, who a few days ago confirmed her retirement as a professional, will co-direct with Pere Puig the women's training teams of her former Uni Girona team with the new ones of Bàsquet Girona, a team chaired by Marc Gasol and which will host the base teams women, under the name of 'Bàsquet Girona Uni-Laia Palau'.

This agreement gives the green light to the women's training base project of Bàsquet Girona and Uni Girona, with both clubs united to undertake and reinforce an initiative "totally innovative in the world of basketball", according to a statement.

"The initiative was born with the objective of the two clubs to train players in an integral way, just as Bàsquet Girona has been doing with the men's teams for 8 seasons," said Gasol's club, also a player in the men's first team of his club. .

In this way, the players of the new base will enjoy top-level tools to develop their sports and training activities. The new women's teams will be the only ones in the club that will play with the 'Bàsquet Girona Uni-Laia Palau' shield.

In the coming weeks, the new project will hold open days so that players from Girona and the surrounding area can be part of the new women's project of Bàsquet Girona and Uni Girona.

In addition, next Tuesday, June 7, in the Ramon Sitjà pavilion, the official presentation ceremony of the project will be held with the presence of the two presidents, Cayetano Perez and Marc Gasol, and the main components of the project's work team: Laia Palau, Pere Puig and Jesús Escosa, together with girls and boys from the club's base.