“It is important that more players come”

Ashley Davis18/01/2026

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Article by Maria Olteanu, George Nistor – Published Saturday, January 17, 2026 10:45 p.m. / Updated Sunday, January 18, 2026 02:01 a.m.

Rapid – Metaloglobus 1-0. Costel Gâlcă (53 years old), the coach of Rapid, continued to ask the management for new players to the team in the next period and announced that the move of the Romanian international Olimpiu Moruțan, from Greece, is almost resolved.

Gâlcă declared himself satisfied with the game shown on Saturday, especially since it was in very unfavorable weather conditions, he appreciated Grameni's evolution, but returned to his old request, to ask for reinforcements to the team.

He said that he is still waiting for transfers and, when asked about the possible impact move of Olimpiu Moruțan, he admitted that, according to his information, a very high percentage of the transfer will take place in the coming days.

Costel Gâlcă is still thinking about new players

“We had the initiative in the attack, we did not materialize many of the actions. Dina Grameni played a very good match, and those in the middle, we created opportunities, we managed to make one through Dobre, there were others before.

We would have liked the result to be consistent. We are happy to have won this match, we are moving forward, even if the conditions are difficult. I stayed with emotions until the goal, I had opportunities, they were not good, but it is difficult to play in this time, on this field, which somehow balanced the forces.

I said that I want players to come, they came and they will come. We want Moruțan to come, we hope he will, we'll see in the coming days. I know that in a very high percentage he will come, he is a very important player, he can make a difference, especially since he has a lot of experience, he can also play number 10, in several positions.

More players are coming, we still have time, it is very difficult to immediately bring players you want, the supporters have demands, it is important that players come, no matter if they are free or otherwise.

I was focused on the match (no – in the first 15 minutes, while the fans from the North were absent), I liked the attitude of the players, they were aggressive, they stayed as high as possible, they recovered the ball”, said Costel Gâlcă, after the match, on the “Digi Sport Special” microphone.

Rapid transfer exchange

Arrivals: Daniel Paraschiv (Real Oviedo), Robert Sălceanu (Petrolul)
Returns: –
Departures: Claudiu Micovschi (FC Argeș), Cristian Ignat (Petrolul), Luka Gojkovic (UTA Arad), Rareș Pop (Petrolul), Christopher Braun (CFR Cluj)