Is Lebanese superstar Fadi El-Khatib headed to the Ukrainian league? He is, according to this thread in our forum.

Fadi El-Khatib will reportedly travel to the city of Cherkasy in the Ukraine next week to discuss specifics with the Ukranian club Cherkaski Mavpi. Khatib’s contract is said to include a clause that allows the former Sagesse star out of his contract if an offer to play for a better team comes along. If the two parties can come to terms, Khatib may be a Monkey next season, a Cherkasky Monkey that is.  (Mavpi translated)

Most fans of Fadi El-Khatib have been hoping that he would have the chance to display his basketball skills outside of the domestics leagues that he’s dominated for so many years. However, every year, those rumors never come to fruition. Whether it was Michael Jordan saying that Khatib should get a shot in the NBA, or the perennial rumors that European teams are courting his services.

I think most would be happy that he’s finally getting a shot to represent not only Lebanon but players’ hopes of that entire region. If Fadi signs, he won’t be playing for a European powerhouse, but perhaps it will give him more a chance to showcase what has made him a superstar in Lebanon all these years.

official website (in Ukrainian) [related thread: Khatib to Ukraine!]