The former international has clarified the situation of Andrei Rațiu: “There is nothing concrete”

Article by Claudiu Badea – published on Thursday, April 10, 2025, 09:45 / Updated Thursday, April 10, 2025 09:47
Former international Gică Craioveanu (57 years old) spoke again about the possibility of a transfer of Andrei Rațiu in the summer.
After an excellent season at Rayo Vallecano, Andrei Rațiu is courted by powerful formations in Europe. It was recently carried that besides Barcelona and Villalaal, both Bayer Leverkusen and Liverpool, would have passed the Romanian international on the list. Gică Craioveanu, an expert in football in Spain, clarified the situation.

Gică Craioveanu, about the offers of Andrei Rațiu: “It bothers me that there is nothing concrete”
“I understood that he has many offers, but none concrete. This bothers me, that it is still talking about it in the last period, but there is nothing concrete.
From my point of view, The best variant for Rațiu is Villarreal. It is very financially good, it is a team of European cups and they will probably enter the Champions League next season.
It is a club that received us very well. The people from Villarreal treated us excellently. It would be very nice for him to take this step, why not, to reach a big team in the future ”said Gică Craioveanu, according to As.ro.
Gică Craioveanu has evolved for 11 years in Spain
The former Romanian international has a vast experience in Spanish football. After leaving the University of Craiova, Gică Craioveanu arrived at Real Sociedad, in 1995, and after flirting with the Spanish play until the end of his career.
Real Sociedad (1995-1998), Villarreal (1998-2002) and Getafe (2002-2006) are the bands for which Gică Craioveanu evolved in the first division in Spain. 26 goals in 90 games for Real Sociedad, 28 goals in 122 matches for Villarreal and 16 succeeded in 120 disputes for Getafe, are the statistics of the former Romanian international in Spain.
From the point of view of the appearances at the Romanian national, Craioveanu has evolved in 25 parties. The striker scored 4 goals for “tricolors”.




