The Ligue 1 powerhouse is expected to sign with the former Spurs inside, but he is suffering from a major injury?

According to BasketNews reporter Donatas Urbanas, former NBA player Chimezie Metu, who was previously in free agency, is close to reaching an agreement with Ligue 1 powerhouse AS Monaco, and he also has the opportunity to appear in the Ligue 1 field in the new season.

Meitu suffered a severe injury to the Achilles tendon in March this year and hopes to complete his comeback in January next year. Urbanas also said that the premise for Metu to complete the signing of Monaco is that he can pass the team's physical examination, which is expected to be completed next week. According to previous news, Metu had in-depth exchanges with Turkish League giant Fenerbahce, and even a deal was reached at one point, but in the end the two sides did not reach an agreement. It is not clear whether Metu's Achilles tendon recovery is a key factor in his inability to join Fenerbahce.

Meitu was born in March 1997. He is 28 years old, 208cm tall and weighs 102kg. He is the inside player selected by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2018 NBA Draft in the 49th pick in the second round. In the NBA, in addition to the Spurs, Metu has also played for the Sacramento Kings, Phoenix Suns and the Detroit Pistons. In the NBA regular season, he has played 260 times in total, averaging 13.7 minutes per game, averaging 5.9 points, 3.5 rebounds, 0.8 assists, 0.5 steals and 0.4 blocks, and 0.8 turnovers and 1.2 fouls. He has 49.5% shooting percentage, 29.8% three-point shooting percentage and 78.7% free throw shooting percentage. Meitu once had some good performances when he played for the Kings, but after leaving the Kings, his condition plummeted. His performance in the Suns was very average, and his performance with the Pistons could not convince everyone. He also left the NBA field after that.

Mettu played for the La Liga giants Barcelona last season. He played 24 games in the summer league, averaging 20 minutes per game, averaging 11 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1 assist, 0.6 steals and 0.6 blocks, and 1.7 turnovers and 2 fouls. He shot 55.1% from the field, 36.4% from three-point shooting percentage and 75% from free throws. In the Champions League, Meitu played 20 games in total, with averaging 20 minutes per game, with averaging 13.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1 assist, 0.7 steals, 0.6 blocks, and 1.6 turnovers and 1.6 fouls. His shooting percentage was 61.7%, his three-point shooting percentage was 43.1%, and his free throw shooting percentage was 66%. Meitu's performance last season was very outstanding. His scoring ability is quite good, his offensive methods are very rich, and he has performed quite well in La Liga and Champions League. I believe that his outstanding performance in the European arena is also an important factor in his ability to still attract a lot of attention when he is seriously injured. I don't know if he can sign with Monaco next.