Article by Daniel Grigore – published on Saturday, 09 August 2025, 11:19 / Updated on Saturday, 09 August 2025 11:21
Claudiu Tudor, the president of the Petrolul Club, explained how they were “blowing” two players he waited for in Ploiești. These are Andrei Gheorghiță and Ovidiu Perianu, put on the black list by Gigi Becali at FCSB. With a small chance of accomplishment is the transfer of Alexandru Băluță.
In recent weeks, Oil has tried to transfer more of the “undesirable” from FCSB. The Ploieștenii opened discussions with Andrei Gheorghiță, Ovidiu Perianu and Alexandru Băluță. With the first two they were really understood, before entering the teams in Cluj-Napoca, U and CFR, and “blowing” them.
Explained even Claudiu Tudor, the president of the oil, what happened, how the Ploiestii came to be a kind of Newcastle de Romania, that is to miss most of the Mercato targets.
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“With Gheorghiță we had reached a common denominator, but U Cluj intervened. Now I do not know where things are, if he signed with them or what is happening, but it is very difficult to compete with a supported team – fortunately for them – of authorities. It is very difficult for us to fight when we have no support from the authorities.
We still hope to happen to us too, to fight with all the teams. In addition to those with patrons like Gigi Becali, Neluțu Varga or Mr. Rotaru, the other teams are supported entirely by the mayors, the county councils.
When you give 8,000 euros to a player and a team comes like U Cluj, which gives him 10 thousand and another 30 thousand at signatureyou have nothing to do, you have no way to fight.
With Perianu we had understood each other for 3 years, with a gradual salary increase, from year to year. Would have had the chance to play. As other players for good money left out and raised their share, oil would have been a very good ramp for him. We have to respect his decision and hope he will do a good job at CFR.
Băluță said he announces if he couldn't find something outside. He probably found, if he closed with FCSB. Then, If neither we nor Dinamo could take it, I think it has something (no – an offer) from outside. He gave no more sign, “Claudiu Tudor revealed at the” Digisport Matinal “show.
We cannot offer salaries of 15,000 euros. It is very difficult to fight with teams supported by the authorities. When they come up with a support of up to two million it is very difficult. You have no place to take this money, to fight with them.
But I say that I showed that we have a good group and that we are good at football. Apart from the fact that we put under new teams with much larger budgets, we managed to sell players. We are approaching two million in the last year. And in the last year I looked good, I was up and honored the championship.
We certainly bring two players, we want a midfielder and an extreme.
– Claudiu Tudor, President Petroleum
