Denis Drăguș restarts under the command of the former captain of Turkey. The first opponent? FC Arges
Article by Eduard Apostol – Published on Wednesday, 07 January 2026, 19:40 / Updated on Wednesday, 07 January 2026 19:42
Denis Drăguș, 26, should arrive in Gaziantep on Wednesday night, in the training camp in Antalya, under the command of Burak Yilmaz, 40, the former goalscorer and captain of Turkey. Drăguș will team up with compatriots Deian Sorescu and Alex Maxim, on Friday there is a friendly with FC Argeș in Belek
The torment can come to an end for Denis Drăguș. The Turks can help the striker of the tricolors to restart and be in shape for the Romanian national team. Hoping that FRF's appeal pays off and he can play in the play-off decider on March 26th at BJK Stadium!
After the meteoric experience at Eyupsor, GSP.ro informing you about the problems encountered by the striker there (details here), the 26-year-old top is expected to join Gaziantep (9th place in the Superliga) on Wednesday night. He will be under the command of Burak Yilmaz, the former great striker of Turkey, former captain of the “Ottomans”, and he will play alongside two other Romanians, Deian Sorescu and Alexandru Maxim, important people in Gaziantep.
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Romania wants to rely on the services of Denis Drăguș. Burak Yilmaz can put him on his feet
Denis will be loaned by Trabzonspor to Gaziantep. Burak Yilmaz very much wanted Drăguș under his command. He is not fully satisfied with the attackers he has at his disposal, a detail also noted yesterday at the Turks' friendly with Petrolul (1-1).
Gaziantep seems to be the optimal option for both Drăguș and the Romanian national team. For the striker because he is returning to a place where he was productive, playing here in the 2023/2024 season, when he scored 15 goals in 35 matches. For Romania, because the World Cup semi-final with Turkey is approaching.
Our striker was suspended for two stages by UEFA for the elimination from the match with Bosnia (1-3), theoretically, he misses the match with Turkey, but the FRF sent that he will appeal.
“Drăguș has already served a stage of suspension, in the match against San Marino at the end of the qualification campaign, and he would miss the semi-final of the play-off for the World Cup, on March 26, in Istanbul, against Turkey. The Romanian Football Federation, however, is waiting for the official reasoning of the decision and will appeal”, the FRF officials said.
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Burak Yilmaz, reverence in front of Mircea Lucescu: “He is a legend. And as a father to me, I take advantage of the interview to greet him”
Among the coaches Burak Yilmaz worked with throughout his career was Mircea Lucescu, 80 years old, the current Romanian coach. Which he had at the first representative of Turkey nine years ago. Il Luce highly appreciated Burak, the striker willing to make any effort.
Fate made Yilmaz and Lucescu not work together for a long time, because in 2018 the former top went through various injuries. However, the Turk remained grateful to the Romanian.
“Of course, I want to win in March. It's a big game for Turkey, but we want to win at home. We have to be very careful, cautious, because Romania has a good team.
At the same time, there (in Romania) there is a legend, Mircea Lucescu, he is like a father to me and I take this opportunity to greet him. But we want to win, even if it's an extremely difficult match for us”, Burak Yilmaz reacted exclusively for GSP.ro.
