Reactivated interest! The mercato specialist reveals the 5 clubs hunting Louis Munteanu: “The plan was simple”
Article by Romeo Ene – Published on Tuesday, 23 December 2025 22:18 / Updated on Tuesday, 23 December 2025 22:57
The “telenovela” of his transfer Louis Munteanu (23 years old) returns this winter. His attacker CFR Cluj he no longer wants to continue in the Superliga, and European clubs are keeping an eye on him. One of them is Valencia17th place in La Liga, club with six titles in their records.
The team coached by Carlos Corberan want to transfer a striker this winter break, again MUNTEANU is one of the options, according to mercato journalist Ekrem Konur. He adds that Lyon, Nantes, Betis and Girona are the clubs currently monitoring the CFR striker.
The Spaniards wanted to loan the Romanian in the summer, with an option to buy, but the move never materialized.
Louis Munteanu, again a tempting option for Valencia: “One of the options”
Munteanu was the top scorer last season, with 25 goals in 42 matches, but his output was not the same this season. He scored 3 times and provided 6 decisive assists in 21 matches, being either injured or taken care of in the summer in the event of a transfer.
After the draw with Metaloglobus in the Cup at the beginning of December, Munteanu raged at the management, accusing that he was not allowed to leave in the summer.
However, Munteanu is not the first top option for Valencia, announce the Spaniards from eldesmarque.com. Umar Sadiq (28), the top of Sociedad, is at the top of the list.
“Valencia wants to bring in two players on loan, a center forward and a center back. Although the technical staff wants three transfers, the priority is clear: A striker who can score.
There is one name clearly highlighted there, Sadiq Umar. The Nigerian striker wants to come. It's a variation that Corberen and the staff like. The problem is the high cost and lack of clarity regarding Real Sociedad's claims.
For this reason, Valencia is also monitoring other options. Here the name of Louis Munteanu reappears. The Romanian striker was close to a transfer last summer, when the La Liga club tried, unsuccessfully, to transfer Sadiq.
Munteanu was one of the options analyzed for a loan with an option to buy. The plan was simple. Valencia was paying a small amount for the loan. If the player reached a certain number of matches and goals, the club was obliged to pay the final transfer.
Now, according to mercato journalist Ekrem Konur, Valencia are monitoring Louis Munteanu again,” the Spaniards write.
