Article by Romeo Ene – published Monday, April 28, 2025, 14:30 / Updated Monday, April 28, 2025:30
Juri cisotti (31 years old) was transferred in winter by Fcsb from Galati steel For 200,000 euros. The Italian midfielder adapted wonderfully in the team of the Romanian champion. Marius Șumudică (54 years old), the coach of Rapid, explained at the press conference after the match with Fcsb, lost on Sunday1-2, that the Giulesti were interested in his services.
Negotiations with Steel entered the deadlock because of the price requested by the Galatians, supports Şumudică. Cisotti He also represented a target for Dinamo in Mercato, who offered the same salary that FCSB gives, 15,000 euros/month, but the Italian chose to fight for the title and for the European Cups.
Juri Cisotti was quickly wanted in winter: “He is a multipurpose player”
“Cisotti is a multipurpose player. It is clear for the FCSB. He is a player we wanted to take, but we were asked for a great amount of money when I wanted it.
He's a very smart player. I saw that through Italy, and where he was, he knows when to do that stretching through the last minutes. He says he has cramps and pulls. I like these intelligent boys, ”explained Șumudică, at the press conference.
Juri cisotti. Quick-FCSB 1-2, step 6 Play-off Superliga. They scored: Christensen 48 / Cisotti 6, Bîrliga 42. Photo: Cristi Preda (gsp.ro)
Cisotti reached 17 matches for the FCSB in the championship and the European cups, during which time he scored 5 goals and offered 2 assists. The Italian has reached 3 goals scored in the last two games in the play-off.
Cisotti came to Romania in 2021, when Steel Galati was in Liga 3. Previously, the midfielder evolved in the lower leagues in Italy and Malta.
Cisotti attenuated the absence of Olaru
In winter, FCSB found a tailor -made replacement for Olaru, Juri Cisotti. The Italian gave immediately the champion. And even made Gigi Becali to declare: “It's better than Olaru!”
How Darius Olaru will be fit from the beginning of the next season, a debate is born: what will the first “11” of the FCSB and Olaru, and with available cisotti look like? Are they compatible? Considering that the former midfielder from Otelul was just to replace Darius and became a basic man of the team trained by Charalambous and Pintilii.
How could FCSB look in season 2025-2026
Târnovanu – V. Crețu, Ngezana, M. Popescu, Radunovic – Şut, Chiricheș/Lixandru – Cisotti/Miculescu, Olaru, Musi/M. Toma/Al. Stoian/fl. Tanase* – Bîrliga
*Tanase could complete the line behind Bîrligea in European Cups
800,000 eurosIt's Juri Cisotti's share, according to Transfermarkt
