Gigi Becali announces that he is paying 900,000 euros to get his signature: “Done, it's done”

Article by Alexandru Tomuțiu – Published Thursday, January 15, 2026 9:58 p.m. / Updated Thursday, January 15, 2026 11:02 p.m.
Gigi Becali (67 years old), his boss FCSBwas live and assured that he had solved the transfer of the midfielder Offer Arad (27), last time at Kairat Almaty, the champion from Kazakhstan.
Gigi Becali convinced Ofri Arad to sign with FCSB as a free agent. The owner of the champion also revealed what the player's salary will be, 20,000 euros per month.
The Israeli signs for two and a half years with FCSB and will collect a total of 900,000 euros, including the installation fee, according to Becali.
Gigi Becali gives Ofri Arad's transfer as resolved: “Tomorrow he will undergo a medical examination”
“Well, with Arad the matter is settled. There is nothing left. They sent, I sent back with some corrections and that's it. Tomorrow he probably does the medical check-up and goodbye!
With this boy and with Duarte, I think we made the best transfers, so I say. Considering the posts, I say that we strengthened ourselves the best. We needed a central defender and a midfielder.

Ofri Arad, the midfielder who clapped with FCSB/ PHOTO Imago Images
I will pay him 20,000 per month. It cost, in total, let's say, if we take all the years, about 900,000 for two and a half years”, said Gigi Becali, on the show “Fotbal Show”, from Prima Sport.
Who is Ofri Arad, the midfielder who comes to replace Adrian Șut
In his career, the Israeli footballer played for Maccabi Haifa, Ramat Gan and Kairat Almaty. He has 5 titles to his credit, 3 in Israel and 2 in Kazakhstan, all won in the last 5 years.
This season, Arad scored for Kairat on 'Giuseppe Meazza' in the Champions League in Inter's 2-1 win over the Almaty side.
Ofri also has 10 matches in the national team of Israel, for which he did not play, however, against Romania, in the EURO 2024 preliminaries. He is quoted at 1.2 million euros on the specialist website transfermarkt.com.




