Ionuţ Coman article – published Wednesday, June 04, 2025 21:49 / Updated Wednesday, June 4, 2025:16
Gică Hagi announced on Monday in a short statement that he will no longer be a technical manager at Farul Constanța. However, the main shareholder of the white-blue did not give any indication of his future as a coach.
It was spoken of a long holiday, as it happened a decade ago, but also generous offers from the Arab space. The president of the Constanta club, Gică Popescu, at the same time his former colleague from the “Golden Generation” of Romanian football, but also his brother-in-law, said he would like Gică Hagi to accept a new promotion.
“I would like to take this step. For him. It would be important from a financial point of view, plus he would go to another much stronger championship, even if it is Saudi Arabia or the United Arab Emirates. It would be good to leave, to break a little, for his psyche. Gică is 10 years old continuously on the bench of the lighthouse (no. Gică Hagi took a similian break five years ago)there were no mild periods.
To leave every year with a budget deficit that you do not know where to take, it is not simple. Gică held, stayed here, led the team in very delicate, but also sensational moments. Everything that was built here is due to Gică and his ambition to do extraordinary things, ”explained Gică Popescu.
Gică Popescu: “I would put Gică on the first three places”
In addition, the “Baciul” also spoke about Gică Hagi's dream to train a high -level national team to go to the World Championship.
“He had the opportunity to take the national of Romania and did not take it. He does not regret, because life is made from elections. At that time, he considered that it was better to stay at the Lighthouse. You realize when he loves this team for a long time and all the work he has done here. Because I tell you, as Gică loves the national team, nobody knows better than me.
Gică's most important team in everything that meant for him is the national team. I do not know any other Romanian player who loves the national team as Gică did. In the second place I would put Mircea Lucescu, but no one in front of Gică. Indeed, I would say that the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place are of Gică, and from the 4th place anyone else, “said the Phar.
Gică Popescu: “Ianis Hagi does not lack offers”
Gică Popescu revealed that he did not give any advice to Ianis Hagi about the future team, being convinced that the tricolor international will make the best decision.
“Ianis is such a mature child that, believe me, he does not need any advice, not even from Gică. He has always made the right decisions. When you see that a child makes the right decisions, you do not get to influence him. Ianis has shown maturity in recent years.
You know very well what period has gone through. I can say that there is no lack of offer, but it is important for him to do well and return as soon as possible. The running of a few days started and I was very happy. I am convinced that he will take the step to an important team, ”said the white-blue official.
