The kick of the beginning of the year?! Neither Dinamo, nor Craiova, where Andrei Coubiș can reach the Superliga
Article by Eduard Apostol – Published on Thursday, 01 January 2026, 10:51 / Updated on Thursday, 01 January 2026 10:56
Andrei Coubiș, 22 years old, was on the list of “dogs”, he is also wanted persistently in Bănie, but he could sign with U Cluj in the coming days! The AC Milan-bred defender has failed to impress at Sampdoria but remains attractive to Ligue 1
Andrei Coubiș, 22 years old, returned to attention in the winter mercato, being wanted again in the Superliga. We are talking about a footballer who grew up at AC Milan's academy, who is on loan in Serie B at Sampdoria, but who did not have the opportunity to assert himself in Genoa.
He didn't play there at all, to be exact! However, the footballer who refused the Romanian national team is on the radar of several teams in the Super League. GSP.ro wrote yesterday that the University of Craiova is monitoring him and insisting on a loan with a purchase option, but there could be a big surprise.
The Italians claim that the central defender could end up at the University, but in Cluj! Sampdoria are not tempted to keep the stopper in the spring.
100thousands of euros is Coubiș's share according to transfermarkt
Media from Italy: “The Cluj club has taken the lead in the race for Andrei Coubiș”
Dinamo was in advanced negotiations last summer to acquire Coubiș and had even reached an agreement with the Milanese “Devil” for 200,000 euros. It's just that Andrei refused the idea, he wanted to continue in Italy, that's why he was directed to Samp, on loan. There, he didn't catch a minute! Now, he would be tempted by a new experience.
The officials from the University of Craiova initiated a dialogue with the Rossoneri, who have no claims in the situation of a loan, as the Oltenians want. Instead, for a permanent transfer, the Lombard club requests the sum of 100,000 euros.
However, those from Cluj entered the negotiations hard. Those from Il Secolo XIX claim: “In the last hours, Cluj University clearly surpassed Andrei Coubiș. If initially Craiova seemed in pole position to secure the services of the central defender, the Cluj club has now taken the lead in the race for the player.
Andrei Coubiș refused the selections for Romania
The footballer represented Romania including in the U21 national team, but later on, he refused to attend other calls, hoping that he would be called up to the Italian national team.
The Peninsulars called Coubiș, who has an impressive physique at 1.89, the “Beast”. He chose to represent Italy at U20. He was called up by the Italians, but did not get a single minute for the U20 national team from the Peninsula.
