“I spoke with Gigi Becali”

After being constantly criticized, humiliated in certain situations and publicly announced by Gigi Becali that he is no longer included in his calculations and that he can leave in the winter, it seems that FCSB officials have returned to better feelings and will keep Chiricheș with the team until the end of the season. The announcement was made by Mihai Stoica himself.

Mihai Stoica announced that Vlad Chiricheș is staying: “The situation has changed. He proved it to us!”

“Chiricheș's situation has changed. We need Chiricheș, even if he is not playing, I spoke with him yesterday. How he joined Feyenoord and last night with Rapid he showed us that he can help us on the field, not just in the dressing room. He is an extremely important player, a factor of balance. I spoke with Gigi Becali and I convinced him to stay,” Mihai Stoica told the Fotbal Show show on Prima Sport 1.

Vlad Chiricheș is in his second period at FCSB. He first played for FCSB in the 2012-2013 season, and then he was sold to Tottenham for the sum of 9.5 million euros. He returned in 2023 as a free agent. This season he played in 19 games, but only accumulated 911 minutes. It has no decisive contribution. It is quoted by specialized websites at 250,000 euros.

78of matches has Vlad Chiricheș for the Romanian national team

Vlad Chiricheș was the target of Gigi Becali's humiliation this season: changed in the 29th minute to CFR Cluj

In the summer of the year to come to an end, Mihai Stoica, the FCSB official, declared that Vlad Chiricheș would extend the contract for one year with FCSB, and even gave up the bonus for the Conference League.

Chiricheș came under the manager's fire right from the first game of the season, the 2-1 victory in the Romanian Supercup against CFR Cluj: “If he keeps doing this, Chiricheș will be changed. As early as the 20th, 30th minute! That's what we're going to do. He made two big mistakes, he gave the opponent a goal pass, we had to score two goals. You put your trust in him, but you're also afraid to play with him,” he said at that time Gigi Becali.

Immediately after the shocks with Shkendija and Drita, Vlad Chiricheș came under Becali's fire after the draw with Aberdeen, score 2-2: “I don't know what's happening with Chiricheș. It's like he's become a 19-year-old player, who is afraid of the ball and hides from it, as if he comes from Division B and came to FCSB and hides from the ball,” the financier said at the time.

The humiliations culminated with CFR Cluj – FCSB, score 2-2, stage #8 of the Superliga, game played on August 31. Vlad Chiricheș, at 35 years old, was substituted in the 29th minute of the match, with the score 1-0 for Transylvania. He had made a mistake on the first goal. After the match, Gigi Becali announced that Vlad Chiricheș is history at FCSB: “Chiricheș will no longer play. I trusted him and extended his contract.

I gave him 240,000 euros premium in two months, July and August, do I respect him or not? If I give you that much, do I respect you or not? That I hear voices, that it's humiliation. What humiliation? If in two months they give you 240,000 euros? But you don't play anymore. Why don't you play anymore? Am I crazy? That we have a performance to do”, declared Gigi Becali who was willing to offer him a position in the club.

911minutes played by Vlad Chiricheș for FCSB this year, according to the Transfermarkt portal

Following an injury to Adrian Șut, Vlad Chiricheș was reactivated and got sporadic minutes in the Super League with Csikszereda, Botoşani and Galați. Following Mihai Popescu's injury, Vlad Chiricheș was also included in the UEFA list, but he got injured. He was absent for 6 matches, returned, but caught the first minutes after the injury in the Romanian Cup, in the shameful defeat, score 0-3, managed by UTA.

With Feyenoord he played 26 minutes at the end, with Unirea Slobozia he entered a few minutes in extra time, and with Rapid he played 10 minutes, but he did it well, which made the people from FCSB change their decision.

37of matches Chiricheș played last season. In total, 2631 minutes, according to transfermarkt.

The career of Vlad Chiricheș

• Teams he played for as a senior: Curtea de Argeș, Pandurii Tg. Jiu, FCSB, Tottenham, Napoli, Sassuolo, Cremonese

• Most matches he has for FCSB: 130, 5 goals and 3 assists (no contribution in this competitive season)

• The team he has played for the most abroad is Sassuolo: 62

• He has 4 Romanian championship titles and 3 domestic Supercups

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