Blocked by the club » The situation of the defender in Mircea Lucescu's sights is complicated

According to the information of Gazeta Sporturilor, Pogon recently refused the offer of a club in the first league of Chinaeven if coach Thomas Thomasberg intends to rely on a new pair of stoppers when the championship resumes.

The timing is unexpectedly bad for Huja. The former Petrolul player has been in the sights of Mircea Lucescu for the national team for a long time. In June, FRF applied to FIFA for the defender to become eligible for Romania's first national team.

Marian Huja, blocked by Pogon. Offer from China, rejected

For Marian Huja, the interest is increased in the mercato. Several formations from Turkey were interested in his services, but also a club from China, whose offer did not come close to the requirements of the formation on the 10th place in the Polish first echelon.

Pogon are demanding around €700,000 for the dual-national player. Hoping to make a profit, even in the summer, Pogon is also considering a possible loan, but only internally.

The stopper transferred in the summer from Petrolul for 300,000 euros after five years spent in the “Republic”. It happened at the end of a season with great financial challenges for the people of Prague.

Marian Huja transferred to Poland, to Pogon Szczecin, last summer. Photo: Imago

Also at Pogon, Valentin Cojocaru, former goalkeeper at FCSB, also evolves, also with an unclear situation, the club planning the regimentation of a new goalkeeper.

The Ekstraklasa team is due to travel to Turkey early next week for winter training.

15games Marian Huja played at Pogon, in which she scored twice and provided a decisive assist

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Possible option for the national team

The Portugal-born stopper of Romanian parents played just once for the Lusitanian U18 national team, in a friendly against Morocco that ended in a 0-0 draw in February 2017.

Starting in that game, Huja played only in the first half, being replaced at halftime. Last summer, the FRF started the administrative procedures, so that, if necessary, the selector Mircea Lucescu could summon him.

The regulation is on Romania's side, because a football player who performed in juniors/youth in a representative team can change the national team at his option. Marian Huja has publicly expressed, on several occasions, his desire to play for the “tricolors”.

• Marian Huja started football at Belenenses' juniors, before making the step to Watford U18 and HB Koge, from the second Danish league. In 2020, he signed in Romania, with Petrolul Ploiești.