After months of ifs, buts, and maybes, the novel seems to be over.

In a recent interview with MGG France, G2’s CEO, Alban Dechelotte, appears to have confirmed that NiKo is set to join Falcons following the Shanghai Major.

While this isn't a huge revelation for the community, the way that Alban phrased it is intriguing: “If we wanted to keep NiKo, we could have done so”, he stated, suggesting that this was a conscious decision made by the org.

Which, to be fair, makes sense.

It likely means that G2 made its decision with a long-term vision in mind. Considering that prime NiKo probably has only three or four more years left - if we’re being generous - they might have figured it was best to cash in now and reinvest those resources into a new project, led by their young stars.

“Maybe we’re already working on who will replace malbs in his anchor position, and he could move into the positions that NiKo will be leaving”, stated Dechelotte. It’s refreshing to see a CEO being so open. Other teams, take note!

On paper, this seems like a perfect fit, but what about m0NESY? How will he feel about his mentor leaving?

He’s likely not thrilled, but with a year left on his contract, his options are limited, as the CEO pointed out: “In any case, he [m0NESY] has a contract of more than a year. It's up to us. For him to leave, we'll have to accept that”.

Ok, sure, but who really cares about G2? The real fun will be watching the potential team-up of NiKo and s1mple. We will be there.