Article by Alexandru Stanciu – published Tuesday, June 17, 2025, 20:14 / Updated Tuesday, June 17, 2025 20:16
Mihai Rotaru, the owner of Craiova University, revealed the reason why Alexandru Mitriță accepted to transfer to China. The 30 -year -old footballer was dissatisfied with Mircea Lucescu's play time at the last 2 matches of the national team, so he decided to leave, since he is not considered an important player at the national.
Rotaru revealed that Mitriță made the decision to leave Superliga just a day after returning from the last action of the national team. Former player of Craiova University was introduced in the 84th minute of defeat with Austria (score 1-2) and in the 56th minute of Victoria with Cyprus (score 2-0).
Mihai Rotaru revealed the reason why Mitriță chose to go to China: “He wanted to play more at national”
“Yes, the situation is 99% closed. It's been a while, now it has become a public. Any player of Mitriță's waist is a loss for any type of team. It was ours, raised in Craiova, identifies with what the football in Oltenia means. He is a player who has produced most successes in the team. It is a loss, we must be clever.
This offer came, I stayed at the table for 2 weeks. He was in doubt, it mattered a lot and the fact that he was not seen the basic man on the national team. The decision made it the day after returning from the national team. He would have preferred to stay here, but he said “If the national team does not need me, I am better off.” The salary is very good, the best in his career so far.
He wanted to play more at the national team, he was expecting to be much longer. I think that would have been right. He told me he was expecting to enter the 60th minute with Austria, someone else came in, and he said “it is clear, or maybe they need, but maybe I'm not so important.”
Mircea Lucescu encouraged him, but, again, he wanted much more, to do more, to prove that he can be an important player for the national team. He would have stayed in Romania to stay in the attention of the national team, now it will be almost impossible.
We did not earn any money, we are at a loss 5 million euros operational, we can get out of money (no with Mitriță's transfer). I earned some money but how many I spent on transfers …
In us the calculations are very simple, Mitriță and Baiaram have produced 40 goals, the attackers only produced 3. We have to take a good striker and a band player. We are in quite advanced negotiations with 2 attackers, none Romanian.
We want one or 2 central defenders, depending on the system Mirel will play, but none is from Romania.
Mitriță looks much worse, I still have the chance to win trophies, he doesn't have anymore. But I think he will return at some point to take a trophy with Craiova University, I hope we already have one or 2 in the showcase when he returns.
Mirel knew for 2 weeks that Mitriță was leaving. He said from the beginning that he has to leave, we do not discuss. At the age of 30, the year 31, he has to leave“, Mihai Rotaru told the show” Football Club “from Digi Sport.
