Article by Daniel Grigore – published on Friday, July 25, 2025, 10:36 / Updated Friday, July 25, 2025 10:37
Barely transferred by quickRaul Stanciu, 18 years old, is wanted in UTA, the Aradians taking into account to lend it for a season.
Raul Stanciu is the fourth transfer performed by Rapid this summer. Player born in 2007, Raul can evolve into all positions in the attack, preferring the left band, and signed with the Giulești band after spending a year in Italy, at the U18 band of Lece.
The river evolves into positions where quickly is well covered, so it is unlikely to benefit from the minutes they hope for. Its advantage: it is eligible for the U21 rule, which could weigh decisively especially if Andrei Borza leaves.
New Rapid Raul Stanciu is desired at UTA
The eligibility for the U21 rule makes it attractive for other teams in the first league. An example is UTA, even the team from which it was sold in Italy.
The coach of the Aradians, Adrian Mihalcea, Look for an attack player to fold on the U21 rule and the past on the short list on Raul Stanciu.
Mihalcea acknowledged the interest for Stanciu in the local publication Arad Objective: “Only what he signed with the Rapid, is the player of the Rapid, to go into discussions with players of other teams I do not think it would be ok. We will see, let the time run. It's not just about it, they are in discussions and other players”.
UTA recently transferred Hakim Abdallah, has solutions for the peak position on Daniel Zsori and Valentin Costache, but Mihalcea also wants a “Under” solution there, according to the quoted source.
Raul Stanciu: “I could not express myself very well and very much at UTA”
In The first interview as the Rapid playerRaul Stanciu said that “I feel very good, excited, honest. It is a great pride that I managed to get here, but I do not want to stop and I want to prove that I can be better with time.”
He also referred to the period from UTA, season 2023/2024, in which Mircea Rednic was granted only 229 minutes on the field, with the mention that he was only 16 years old:
“Unfortunately, I could not express myself very well and very much at UTA. I went to Italy and I think that this period mature a lot and I learned a lot and I feel more prepared from year to year. I want to evolve as much as possible.
I know myself with Rareș Pop, Cătălin [Vulturar] And Micovschi since I was at UTA, the big team. “
