Article by Adrian Duţă – Published Saturday, January 10, 2026, 08:40 / Updated Saturday, January 10, 2026 08:57
Ioan Varga, the boss of CFR Cluj, declared himself dissatisfied with the lack of internal communication in the case of Ciprian Deac (39 years old), the midfielder who was not taken to training camp by Daniel Pancu.
Although the decision belonged to the coach, Iuliu Mureșan, the president of the club, was the one who informed Deac that he would not go to Spain with the team.
Varga was disturbed that Pancu did not speak directly with Deac and announced what positions he proposed to the veteran after the end of the season, when his contract as a CFR player expires.
Ioan Varga: “The decision was Pancu's, I don't get involved, but they should have communicated better”
“The decision was Pancu's. I don't interfere. I was told that he would not take him to the camp, but that he would have a discussion with him. They had to communicate better.
I think that he should have been talked to, so that it would not end up being said in the press that he was removed from the team, because that is not the case. He preferred to take a certain number of players that he chose. Deac is training at home and will be ready if he is called upon again.
I proposed him to be vice president or head of the academy. What does he choose? I like it very much. He is an emblem of the club, an emblematic person for CFR, to whose name so many of the team's successes are linked. You can't help but appreciate him.
I understand that he is ambitious and that this is a difficult time for him. There comes an age when you have to accept the idea that you have to change something and that you can help the club in other ways and continue to live in the phenomenon. That's life. All great players have gone through this,” said Ioan Varga, according to prosport.ro.
7 titleswon Deac with CFR Cluj
