How Thia's arrived in Romania: “When I brought him they said that the people were laughing” “Praise the last player transferred to FCSB:” rare footballer “

Eugen Neagoe trained at U Cluj in season 2022-2023, and he was the one who insisted on the arrival of Mamadou Thiam in Transylvania. He said the striker had a few extra kilos at the time of arrival, and those in the club management did not trust him at all.

However, the technician bet on Thiam, and he played very well for Cluj. He has collected 78 matches, 22 goals and 8 decisive passes in the two periods spent at U. Neagoe believes that Thiam can help FCSB.

Eugen Neagoe, about Mamadou Thiam: “He's a rare footballer”

“Thiam is a valuable player. I insisted a lot to bring him. I talked to his businessman. He had played in France, at Nancy. This happened at the end of August and he had no training. In the first game I put, I think he was with Chindia at Mediaș, he played very little, 12-13 minutes.

He asked me from the club management … Indeed, he had not had a very good evolution, it was unprepared, he had a few extra kilos. People were asking me «Eugen, what are we doing? Can this boy help us? » I took him freely, he paid only a commission to the businessman, I do not know, that I did not deal.

«Sir, the people laugh at us, the press in Cluj». I was saying “Stay quiet, that he is a rare footballer, who uses both fantastic legs”. I had people from the staff who asked what his basic foot was.

Momadou Thiam

He is a very valuable, powerful player, but he is not a classic number. He likes to play more behind the top or left. He can also play an attacker, I played with him and a striker, but more on the left, ”said Eugen Neagoe, according to digisport.ro.