Article by Alin Buzărin – Published on Thursday, 08 January 2026, 16:45 / Updated on Thursday, 08 January 2026 16:48
The vice-captain of the champion goes “to the Arabs”, and the patron acts as the sommelier.
They are two different topics, but they are related. The first is that Adrian Șut has already left Antalyawith the destination Al-Ain, “the most famous” (that's how it is presented) team in the Arab Emirates. The second is that the sole decider of the champion draws inspiration from winemaking to tell us that FCSB will be much better in the spring.
Where it starts, where it ends
At 26, Adi Șut ignores Western football (but maybe he didn't have any offers from there) and leaves for the architectural palm trees of the Emirates. Burj Al Arab, Burj Khalifa, Dubai cake, Dubai chocolate, we all know the cultural landmarks of that land.
We kind of know the football ones too. Although everyone disputes the Transfermarkt, we have no other evaluation scale. According to him, FCSB values 43 million Euros, Al-Ain only 32.3.
Therefore, Șut will end up at a team weaker in terms of value than the one he is leaving from. Basca FCSB is still in the Europa League, which means more than the various cups in the area. The prince's, the prince's grandfather's uncle, the prince's aunt's nephew, etc. All well paid but of questionable footballing value.
Temptation of the million
FCSB will receive two million euros. But he will receive them for a player who, according to the same Transfermarkt source, is currently worth 3.8 million, which is almost double the amount of the transaction.
Adrian Șut // photo: Imago Images
But an annual salary of one million euros is tempting and almost unnerving. At 26 years old, with a small child at home, it matters when you see zeroes on your phone screen, says Şumudica.
East vs. Theory West
It's probably already boring the subject I've been bringing up for years and years, that of Vama Nădlac. That is why many of our footballers do not transfer beyond this border, but prefer the eastern space. Better paying, no doubt, but much poorer in football terms.
Will Schut's level rise at Al-Ain more than he would at, say, a bottom-of-the-table team in France or a mid-table team in Belgium or the Netherlands? Will he be more useful to the national team landing in Otopeni with the race from Dubai than he would have been if he had come by plane from Amsterdam? Probably not, but this is a topic that has long ceased to interest.
A problem in the middle
Finally, we reach the boss. Who breaks away with a smile on his face from the pillar of the middle line. It's true, for a while he had started to argue with Șut, but there, in the middle area, he only stays with Baba Alhassan and Lixandru (Olaru is of a completely different profile).
Maybe those players from Portugal, who we were talking about a month or two ago, will come. Or maybe they will rely more on Chiricheș, the old and varietal wine of the Berceni vineyard.
Sweet headache
Speaking of wines. The owner tells us that his team will be better in the spring, expressing himself oenologically. That the sweet grapes, left on the vine, will raisin, freeze, and become the sweet, good wine of the regular season finale and the playoffs.
Non-drinker, ascetic of alcohol (a quality that should be praised without reservation) Gigi Becali does not know one essential thing in the world of wineries. Namely, that sweet wine gives you a bit of a headache the next day.
