Article by Daniel Scorpie – published Monday, June 2, 2025 21:42 / Updated Monday, June 2, 2025 21:47
Horațiu Moldovan returned to Atletico just to find out his future destination. The Romanian goalkeeper, who played at Sassuolo in Serie B in the last season, is close to a move to Turkey. The newly promoted Kocaelispor made a proposal to the Madrilen club for a definitive transfer or for another loan.
Convened by the coach Mircea Lucescu for the double in the preliminaries of the 2026 World Championship with Austria, away, and at home with Cyprus, on June 7 and 10, the 27 -year -old goalkeeper was not kept by Sassuolo and for Serie A, The Neroverde team refusing to pay 800,000 euros for buying it. And, after the national matches, Moldovan hopes to sign with the Turkish group, if all the parties agree.
The Turkish press writes today that the band that won the second league championship, with four points above Genclerbirligi, wants to strengthen for the Super Lig season with a valuable and experienced goalkeeper. It's about Kocaelispor, who just beat the palm with the coach Selcuk Inan, left three weeks ago from Gazizantepspor.
Sassuolo had paid 400,000 euros, but did not pay another 800,000 for the definitive transfer of Horațiu Moldovan
“Moldovan had an excellent season in Sassuolo, where he kept the gate untouched 11 times in 27 matches. Much of the success of the Italian team was attributed to the Romanian. Horațiu also caught the attention of Kocaelispor, who made an offer to the player and negotiated with Atletico.
Horațiu Moldovan (12 national selections) is listed at 2.2 million euros on transfermarkt / photo: Imago Images
Moldovan is worth 2.2 million euros, according to transfermarkt.com, and can be brought in a loan or even definitively purchased. The Romanian goalkeeper also has a contract with Atletico Madrid until June 2027 ”, writes the publication Özgür Kocaeli, the information being confirmed by the local daily Bizim Yaka.
Sassuolo paid to Atletico 400,000 euros for the one -year loan of Horațiu Moldovan. And if he had made the decision to transfer the Romanian to transfer the Romanian he had to turn on the accounts of the Spanish team the sum of 800,000 euros. That is exactly how much the Emilian Club Rapid paid in the winter of 2024.
