New defender for Dan Petrescu, after Andrei Burcă's refusal

Article by Eduard Apostol – published Tuesday, June 17, 2025, 11:02 / Updated Tuesday, June 17, 2025 11:14
Kenneth Omeruo, Nigerian, 31, arrived in Cluj Napoca and follows to be presented by CFR Cluj. It will be the 6th summer move for Nelu Varga's group, footballer who belonged to Many years by Chelsea London
CFR Cluj organizes its lot until the team coached by Dan Petrescu will go to the cantonment in Austria. The start of the competitive season is very close. On July 5, it is the Romanian Super Cup on the Ghencea stadium, where the “railway” will be duel with FCSB.

The Transylvanians are preparing to present the 6th summer transfer.
CFR Cluj has brought 5 players this summer
The transfers made this summer by CFR Cluj:
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Antonio Bosec (27 years old, right defender),
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Karlo Muhar (29, defensive midfielder),
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Tudor Cociș (21, striker),
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Drilon Islami (24, defensive midfielder)
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Marko Gjorgjievski (25, striker).
Kenneth Omeruo arrived in Cluj Napoca
The club funded by Ioan Varga found a new defender after Andrei Burcă chose to postpone the return to Gruia and will go to sign in China.
According to GSP.ro information, confirmed by the officials of “railways”, Kenneth Omeruo (31 years old), has arrived in Transylvania and will sign soon. The understanding is already made. It will join the lot led by Dan Petrescu. About Kenneth Omeruo's negotiations with CFR wrote for the first time the Fanatik colleagues.
Omeruo is an international Nigerian in January 2013, ticking 69 selections. On four of the occasions, he was also captain. Right foot footballer and a height of 1.85 m, Omeruo comes to Cluj as a free contract player. He played in the summer of 2013, at Kasimpașa. He will sign with the Romanian vice -champion on two seasons.
1.2Millions is the share of Kenneth omeruo, according to Transfermarkt. The highest share had it in February 2019: 5 million euros
Taken by Standard's juniors in 2011, from Nigeria, Kenneth Omeruo was bought by Chelsea in January 2012, but never played for London.
Was borrowed at:
Ado Den Haag (January 2012 – June 2013),
Middlesbrough (January 2014 – June 2013),
Kasimpașa (2015-2017)
Alanyaspor (2017-2018).
In the summer of 2019, after a year's loan, Leganes bought him from Chelsea for 5 million euros. And in 2023 he gave it to Kasimpa for a million. At Chelsea na played at all in the first team in official matches.
51of matches has Omeruo in La Liga, at Leganes
36of parties has the Nigerian for Middlesbrough




