Article by Alexandru Tomuțiu – Published Tuesday, October 28, 2025 23:40 / Updated Tuesday, October 28, 2025 23:43
Mihai Stoica (60 years old), the president of the FCSB Administrative Council, gave details about the visit he made to Portugal to look for new players.
Mihai Stoica has been in Portugal in recent days to look for stoppers and defenders to strengthen the champion team in the winter. He eyed a few footballers, but didn't offer many details. He said that during the day on Tuesday, discussions began for the first “target”.
Mihai Stoica, about transfers: “The employer is open”
“I saw 6 games. I exaggerated, I forgot I'm 60 years old. Two league 2, four first league. Their first league is way above our championship. And different to how it used to be. Last time I was over 10 years ago. It's like Holland, they all play very open.
They used to play much more tactically. They are small teams that cause big problems. In the second league there are very interesting players, but it is very complicated to evaluate them because they all play risky. There are players from the second half of the second and even the third league who came to Romania and played.
I've seen players, but you know what it's like? It depends on what you want to wear. There are shops for all budgets and exclusive ones in every European capital. I know what we can rely on, we don't know what players rely on when they ask. We are starting, we actually started the discussions today. And we don't stop here, I'll go further. There is a lot of money there, I spoke to people who know that championship in depth.
You have to offer a player a much higher salary than what he has in Portugal to come to Romania. Just be a player who wants to play in European cups. There are also players who finish their contracts. They are scouts who come from South America. There is a lot of money in Brazil, the same in Mexico.
Chances are, you can. There are also players who did not get to play at a high level and they have qualities, but you have to evaluate them well, they are defensive positions. Only I know what emotions I had when Ngezana started playing. The boss is open, however he chooses”, said Mihai Stoica, at Prima Sport.
