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Radu Drăgușin's situation is getting complicated! An injury and the status of another player keep him in place

Article by Aurelian Botezatu – Published Sunday, January 18, 2026, 08:27 / Updated Sunday, January 18, 2026 08:34

The serious injury of Ben Davies, a defender who can be used in the center of the defense or on the left flank, as on Saturday, in the 1-2 with West Ham, complicates the situation of Radu Drăgușin even more.

Ben Davies was injured, Tottenham would remain in three central defenders if Radu Drăgușin leaves

Coming off a torn cruciate ligament, the Romanian defender has only logged 5 minutes in the last year and is desperate to leave Spurs somewhere where he can play regularly. He already has an agreement with AS Roma, but the Giallorossi do not have the money to satisfy the demands of the Londoners.

RB Leipzig would still be on the line, according to some sources, but after Davies' injury it is very unlikely that Tottenham will let him go in the middle of the season. He remained in Drăgușin's position with starters Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven, players prone to injuries, and with Danso as backup.

Radu Drăgușin's situation is getting complicated! An injury and the status of another player keep him in place

John Venham, journalist with good connections at Tottenham: “Right now we need Radu Drăgușin”

Before Davies got injured, John Venham, producer of the 'Lilywhite Rose' podcast, a well-connected journalist at the club, also explained why Tottenham won't let Radu leave in the middle of the season:

“Drăgușin's agent is constantly talking about leaving and about the footballer's aspiration to play for one team or another. Finally, at this point we need it. It cannot be borrowed. It should be a permanent departure so we can reinvest the funds in someone else.

On the other hand, we know how well Luka Vuskovic is doing in Hamburg, where he is on loan from the club. Maybe Drăgușin has to last until the summer, then he can leave, and you bring Vuskovic back into the team”.

Mihai Stoichiță's warning to Radu Drăgușin: “If you change your club and don't play at the new one, what do you do?”

Drăgușin was warned by the FRF that he must improve constantly if he wants to return to the national team, for the tie with Turkey, on March 26. “Until the match against Turkey, we have to see first of all which players stabilize their presence on the field in the club teams, because that is very important.

Then, Lucescu and his staff, who follow every move and every game of these boys, can determine the group with which we go to battle. The most important is the stabilization of the presence in the field. If you change your club and you don't even play at the new one, what do you do?

Cute? I don't know, let's see. To decide where he goes to play. If he doesn't play, I don't know what will happenI'm not a selector. Let Lucescu decide. But it's hard to play for the national team, as long as you don't play for the club team”, commented Mihai Stoichiță, the technical director of the FRF.

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