Pancu appoints the footballer who will play for many years the holder at the great national: “Șumudică to help”
Article by Alexandru Barbu, Răzvan Stamatiu – published on Friday, April 11, 2025 20:50 / Updated on Friday, April 11, 2025 20:51
Daniel Pancu (47 years old), the Romanian U21 coach, sees Andrei Borza (19), the left defender of Rapidan essential player for the first representative in the coming years.
Romania is now standing in a single left defender, practically: Nicușor Bancu. The player of Craiova University has no competition. But that will change soon, Pancu believes.
VIDEO. Daniel Pancu found the following great left defender of Romania: “Borza has every chance”
At GSP Live, Daniel Pancu was questioned by a follower of the show about Andrei Borza, whom he knows from the lot.
“Andrei Borza is in a real progress. We all know their technical quality and effort capacity. It has progressed a lot in the last year, first of all physical.
Helped him a lot of arrival of Șumudică to Rapid. He also evolved in the position in the field, he wins several duels because of this. Before, he lost a lot because of the way he was positioned. Now it is much better, this has been seen in the national team, with opponents that they would not have met in Romania ”, stressed Daniel Pancu, at GSP Live.
“Andrei Borza, the next big left defender”
“Are all the chances of him being the next great left defender of the first representative. If we look at what happens at the moment, he has the highest chances, “added Daniel Pancu.
Andrei Borza, in the Rapid / Photo shirt: Imago Images
Borza, revitalized by Șumudică to Rapid
Transferred for 800,000 euros from the Lighthouse in the summer of 2023, Borza, 19 years old, he had oscillating developments in the Giulesti T-shirt, but this season he found his cadence.
He scored a goal and offered a decisive pass in 30 games of all competitions. According to the specialized portal transfermarkt, it is listed at 1.8 million euros.
Borza has offers and I don't think we can hold it in the summer
– Marius Șumudică, fast coach
Where do you go? To Genoa? It would be a normal step. You go to a club with the same patronage. Why not leave? Leipzig and Salzburg how do they do? Borza has progressed a lot this season, I like to do this Underlap, that is, it enters a lot. Has matured, 100% will cope, except that it will have to have a period of adaptation
– Gabi Glăvan, director of the Photenix Rising Football Scouting Department
