Article by Sergiu Alexandru – published Wednesday, August 20, 2025, 07:17 / Updated Wednesday, August 20, 2025 07:30
Jordan Gele's departure (32 years old) left FCSB with a hole in the budget. As with other players brought in season 2024-2025.
“I gave him money to leave freely,” said Gigi Becali about the separation from the French peak. The footballer brought in the winter of 2025 cost 300,000 euros and received a monthly salary of 10,000 euros. And he also received 50,000 euros in breakup. In total, FCSB spent 400,000 euros with him for a goal in 12 matches.
FCSB, left with holes in the budget in just one season
In the summer of 2024, FCSB brought Daniel Bîrlugea, Marius Ștefănescu, Daniel Popa, William Baeten, Mihai Popescu, David Kiki and Florin Tanase, the last two coming for free. Then, in the winter break came Alexandru Stoian, Ionuț Cercel, Jordan Gele, Andrei Gheorghiță, Lukas Zima and Juri Cisotti.
And some of them are no longer on the team. Or are not basic people for FCSB.
- Daniel Bîrligea – brought for 2 million euros. He's a basic man
- Marius Stefanescu – cost 1.3 million euros. He's gone
- Daniel Popa – bought for 300,000 euros. He's gone
- William Baeten – taken from FCU Craiova for 300,000 euros. He's gone
- Mihai Popescu – came for 250,000 euros. He's a holder
- David Kiki – came free. Play sporadically
- Florin Tanase – came free. He's a holder
- Alexandru Stoian – cost 500,000 euros. Appears sporadically
- Ionuț Cercel – cost 500,000 euros. Play rarely for the U21 rule
- Jordan Gele – cost 300,000 euros. He's gone
- Andrei Gheorghiță – cost 100,000 for the loan. FCSB has not paid the rest of the amount and recorded it for free. Now it's at U Cluj
- Lukas Zima – cost 250,000 euros. Don't play
- Juri Cisotti – cost 200,000 euros. He's a holder
In total, only for transfers, FCSB spent in season 2024-2025 the amount of 6 million euros. And of the players brought, 4 are undisputed holders (Bîrliga, Cisotti, Tanase and Mihai Popescu), while Alexandru Stoian and Ionuț Cercel appear rarely in Superliga to fulfill the U21 rule, Kiki was the third variant on the post, and Zima only played when Ștefan Târnovanu was suspended.
Gigi Becali's bets did not go out
Of those brought last season, Ștefănescu, Popa, Baeten and Gele left permanently. While Gheorghiță is borrowed for 6 months.
For the 4 players who are no longer part of the red-blue team, FCSB paid 2.2 million euros. The only one who did not leave for free was Marius Stefanescu, sold for 300,000 euros. Thus, FCSB is minus, with 1.9 million euros.
To this amount is added the salaries. Daniel Popa received 100,000 euros as a salary and 100,000 euros as a bonus. Jordan Gele received a total of 100,000 euros from Becali, and Baeten had a salary of 170,000 euros. Marius Ștefănescu was the highest paid for those expelled with FCSB, with 200,000 euros.
In total, the 4 cost Gigi Becali 770,000 euros. If he draws a line, Gigi Becali lost with players 2.67 million euros.
