Article by Alexandru Stanciu – published Tuesday, July 22, 2025, 11:50 / Updated Tuesday, July 22, 2025 11:54
The financier of the university CraiovaMihai Rotaru, had an intervention in the GSP Live show in which he spoke about the situation of his team, about leaving him Andrei Ivanbut also about the team captain, Nicușor Bancuwhich he calls “the best agent”.
Located in the 12th season, the Romanian international recently expressed his desire to go abroad, and Rotaru revealed that he would be glad if Bancu had a better contract.
Mihai Rotaru: “Nicușor Bancu is the best agent of the University of Craiova”
“If he has a good offer, he will have the support of the club to have a higher salary. It will be difficult, however, the Craiova University pays well, for very well, the players.
Something special has to come, you do not leave home for 5,000 euros, you leave for 15-20,000. Nicușor is our captain, we are proud of what he has achieved.
Joking a little, he is the best agent of Craiova University. Basically, he produced the most money for Craiova University. He sold Ivan playing on the left side, sold on Vătăjelu, Băluță, Mihăilă, Mitriță twice.
If we sell Baiaram and Băsceanu, we go to the category of the best agent in Romania. He is our captain and we hold on to him, he's our family, it's from the beginning. We will do everything that is possible for him to be best. He is not desperate to leave, he has a contract for another 3 years here, he is ours, ”said Mihai Rotaru.
I lost two points from 3-0. We can say that if a team had deserved to have 6 points after the first stages, that was Craiova University. We can say this by looking at the other competitors. Of course we are upset, we only have 4 points, we want perfection. Why not? I support Mirel, to support what we all want: a champions title in Banie. The whole club is aligned with the philosophy of Mirel Rădoi and we try to support him with everything we can.
– Mihai Rotaruat Live GSP
Mihai Rotaru: “Andrei Ivan will always be the child of Craiova”
“Andrei Ivan is confused with the University of Craiova. He is part of the family, he will always be the child of Craiova. He has no connection that he plays in Krasnodar, Rapid Vienna, Greece, or I know where.
In the last 2 years he has not shown the value that we are all aware that he has and we considered it best for him to have a new challenge. There were two conditions: one is for him to have a higher offer of what he had here, and the agent came with that offer, and the second was to cover the attacker.
When that offer came for Andrei from Greece, I implemented the plan. It was a decision of the club before the start of the championship. It is ours, it will always have the door open at Craiova University.
I hope he can manifest himself as he has a huge talent. We are in discussions to bring another striker. Not from the championship. And if Ivan had not left, these discussions started before his departure. We have several solutions, in one we are very close, we have to develop contractual details. It is very likely. Imminent in football you can never say.
I had cases where I bought air tickets and the next day they signed in Serie B or I know where. We are wearing. When we are interested in a player, we are avoiding telling what it is. If 2-3 times does not happen, the world will say that we are talking for the sake of speaking. It is a central striker, it has both qualities: it can be a mobile striker in the system with 2, it can be a fixed point ”, added Mihai Rotaru.
