Article by Tudor Belivacă – Published on Sunday, 04 January 2026, 12:26 / Updated on Sunday, 04 January 2026 12:26
Cristian Fogarassy, the president of the The oil it's raining revealed details from negotiations with Rapid for Rareș Pop (20 years old) and Cristian Ignat (22 years old).
Ploiești would be in the race to bring the two on loan, Rapid being willing to sell them without an option to buy.
Details from the Rapid – Petrolul negotiations for Cristian Ignat and Rareș Pop: “Let's hope we reach an agreement as soon as possible”
Asked if Ignat and Rareș Pop are options, Cristian Fogarassy answered: “Yes, yes. There are discussions, let's hope we reach an agreement as soon as possible so that they can also come to training if we reach a common point with Rapid.
They only talked about the loan, without the option of a definitive transfer”, according to iamsport.ro.
Rareș Pop, a player brought up by UTA, arrived at Rapid in the summer of 2024, after the people from Giulești paid 700,000 euros to the people from Arad. The footballer did not manage to establish himself in the team from Bucharest. So far he has played 35 matches for the Giulești team, scored 5 goals and provided 3 decisive assists in all competitions.
Rareș Pop, in Rapid – Unirea Slobozia. PHOTO: GSP.ro
He is 20 years old and eligible to meet the U21 rule. It is quoted by specialized websites at 500,000 euros. At Petrolul, Vali Gheorghe is mainly used on the right wing position.
Cristian Ignat was transferred to Rapid since he was a junior. After two loan periods at Unirea Constanța and CS Mioveni, Ignat has performed steadily since the summer of 2024 for Giulești. The central defender was injured in the summer, he returned during the season, but Gâlcă did not rely on his services at all, so he did not check any matches in the current season.
Cristi Ignat, before FCSB and Rapid 2-1 / photo: Andrei Furnigă (GSP)
In total, he has 37 appearances for Giulești. It is quoted at one million euros by specialized websites. Ignat has serious competition in the center of defense, should he end up in Ploiesti: Roche, Franjo Prce, Paul Papp and Jerome Onguene.
There was a discussion with Țicu, he wanted to change something, we use the under player in his position, it would have been difficult for him, after a year and a half, to replace Sălceanu, who is our basic under. It was not an adversarial discussion, both sides wanted to separate
–Cristian Fogarassy about the departure of Vali Țicu, player co-opted by Dinamo
