Handball transfer window: Nîmes Joze Baznik will return to Aix, crossing paths with Wesley Pardin

Joze Baznik (30 ans) échange sa place avec le gardien aixois Wesley Pardin. Midi Libre – ALEXIS BETHUNE

In the paper edition of Midi Libre dated January 9, we wrote that Gard goalkeeper Joze Baznik had an exit voucher. According to our information and that of La Provence, the Slovenian from Usam will commit next season to Aix, where he has already played and where he will replace Wesley Pardin, who signed… Nimes.

L'Aixois Wesley Pardin in Nîmes next season, Nîmes Joze Baznik in Aix next season. An exchange of good practices… and guardians.

For the 34-year-old French international, we have known since October that he was going to continue his career at Usam in the summer of 2024, for three years. For the 30-year-old Slovenian international, not selected for the Euro which is currently taking place in Germany, the future was unclear. Under contract, the one nicknamed "Pépé" had an exit voucher.  

Who to replace him at Usam ?

And Baznik has found the door, which he will open again and which he knows well: the doorman will join one of his old clubs, the one where he started in France in 2017, according to information from La Provence which we confirm. 

After the departure, confirmed, of the other Usamist goalkeeper, Alexandre Demaille in Saint-Raphaël, who will pair up with the Martinican Pardin within the Green team ? According to a source , French youth international Thibault Le Bourhis (19) could be permanently promoted to the first team. Unless the new coach decides otherwise, or the Slovakian Téodor Paul, who would not mind returning to Gard, knocks on the Nîmes door…

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