Article by Adrian Duţă – Published Friday, 09 January 2026, 18:53 / Updated Friday, 09 January 2026 19:06
Ciprian Deac has little chance to play again at CFR Cluj in the second part of the championship. The legend of the club was not taken in the winter camp by Daniel Pancu. However, the 39-year-old veteran is to the liking of Mihai Teja, the coach from Metalloglobuswho stated that he would like the midfielder under his command.
Ciprian stayed in Cluj to train alone. After Daniel Pancu's decision not to take him to the training camp, the club's management announced that Deac will complete his player contract, even if he will no longer enter the field.
The current agreement between Deac and CFR Cluj expires in the summer. Then, the seven-time champion of Romania would occupy a position in the leadership of the Transylvanian team.
Mihai Teja: “I would take Deac with my eyes closed”
“I would take Deac with my eyes closed at Metaloglobus. He is still a very good player, whom I appreciate a lot. I am convinced that he would help us in the Superliga”said Mihai Teja, coach of the “red lantern” in the Superliga, according to prosport.ro.
Ciprian Deac has 505 career matches at CFR Cluj, with whom he won 7 titles in League 1. In total, he has 14 trophies with the team from Gruia.
The decision was strictly the staff's, not mine or the club's. Daniel Pancu told us that it would not be elegant for Ciprian Deac to sit out certain games, at 10 to 10, or to enter only for a few minutes.
The coaches don't think he can play another official game because of his age. I can't appreciate that. I partially agree with her, not totally. He is under contract until the summer and should have been allowed to finish his contract. We weren't supposed to have this discussion normally, but it was insisted and we had no choice.
I told Deac to see his contract through and finally accept a position at the club. We got along with him.
– Iuliu Mureșan, president of CFR Cluj
