Article by Adrian Duţă – Published Wednesday, December 31, 2025 4:16 p.m. / Updated Wednesday, December 31, 2025 5:09 p.m.
Once with the departure of Louis Munteanu to DC Unitedthere is a void in the center of CFR Cluj's attack that will need to be filled urgently. Daniel Pancu's team now has 3 “peaks” in the batch. But, together, the 3 offensive men scored only one goal.
Islam Slimani, Mohamed Badamosi and Iacopo Cernigoi are the attackers remaining in CFR Cluj's squad. The last two could leave even this winter, having an unconvincing performance in the first part of the season.
CFR Cluj was left with 3 “allergic” strikers in goal: two have little chance of continuing
Islam Slimani he is the only one of the 3 to score this season. He did it in the draw with Csikszereda, score 2-2. In fact, it is the only goal scored by the Algerian in the 8 Superliga games.
Mohamed Badamosi he was brought to Gruia in the summer, played 6 matches in League 1 and did not score. In the last two games of the year, with Csikszereda (3-1) and Botoşani (1-0), the Gambian player was left out of the team by Daniel Pancu. He has little chance to continue in Gruia after the winter break.
Iacopo Chernigoi he arrived in Gruia in September, but played only 5 matches in the championship. He did not score, and in the last 8 matches out of 9 he was left out of the team. From October 28 and until the end of 2025, he only got 3 more minutes on the field, with Csikszereda. There are good chances that the Italian will also leave CFR Cluj in the next period.
In the last match of the year, without having Munteanu and Slimani at his disposal, Pancu resorted to an improvisation in attack, using Alin Fică “tip”. The Transylvanian coach preferred the midfielder to the detriment of Badamosi and Cernigoi, a clear message from the technician that both are on the loose.
29 goalsentered CFR Cluj in the Superliga in the first 21 stages. Only 3 were signed by the attackers: 2 by Munteanu, 1 by Slimani
CFR Cluj urgently needs a striker
Given the sale of Louis Munteanu and the likely departures of Badamosi and Cernigoi, CFR Cluj will need at least one striker in the winter market period.
Daniel Pancu's team will try to grab the play-off places in extremis in the 9 remaining stages of the regular season, so the need for a goal man is important for the team from Gruia.
28 goalsLouis Munteanu scored for CFR Cluj, in 63 matches
