Will Tomasz Fornal return to PlusLiga? The coach revealed his cards

Marcelo Mendez is well known to Polish volleyball fans. The Argentine was the coach of Asseco Resovia, and in recent years he trained the players of Jastrzębski Węgiel.

The trainer appeared in our country in recent days in connection with a Champions League match. Itas Trentino, led by him for five months, was fighting to advance to the next round against the capital’s PGE Projekt Warszawa. Both teams had their ups and downs in this match, but in the end it was the Italians who won (3-2).

Marcelo Mendez about Tomasz Fornal. Eloquent words from the coach

During his visit to Poland, Marcelo Mendez recalled the times he worked in Jastrzębie-Zdrój. The team is currently struggling with both financial and sports problems.

Jastrzębie is currently in 8th place in the PlusLiga table, but for now they cannot be sure of advancing to the play-off phase. In an interview with Sport.pl the coach put an end to rumors that the club’s owners are still in arrears with bonus payments to him.

– This is a place close to my heart, where I spent three wonderful years. I wish the club all the best. They are in a difficult situation, but I hope they will overcome it, emphasized the Argentine coach.

Tomasz Fornal returns to PlusLiga?

Marcelo Mendez also recalled working with Tomasz Fornal. – He is an amazing player, in my eyes one of the best in the world. And he’s a great guy who works hard, he emphasized. – I look at him from two perspectives: as a volleyball player and as a friend. Not only is he one of the best players in the world, but he is also very valuable to the team. It has a big impact on her, he added.

At the same time, he confirmed long-standing speculations about the player’s return to the domestic courts. – Maybe it’s good for him that he got to know another reality, another country. He’s still young. In my opinion, it is a valuable experience. Now he will return to Poland. I think he needs the Polish league, and the Polish league needs him, said Marcelo Mendez.

According to unofficial but almost certain reports, Tomasz Fornal is to join Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie next season. The Jurassic Knights team will also be reinforced by Jakub Kochanowski, who currently plays for PGE Projekt Warszawa. It is possible that Kamil Rychlicki, a current player of ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle, will also join the team.