Article by Alexandru Barbu – Published Monday, January 19, 2026, 11:43 p.m. / Updated Monday, January 19, 2026 11:43 p.m.
It hardens quickly. The long-awaited transfer of Moruțan is completed, as GSP.ro wrote. The midfielder will land in Bucharest and should be able to play from the next stage, as he is in full season with Aris Salonic. In fact, he played in the most recent round in Greece, 25 minutes at the end of the failure with AEL Larissa.
Theoretically, and if nothing extraordinary will intervene in the negotiations or during the medical visit, Moruțan will be able to perform in the duel between UTA and Rapid, on Monday, from 20:00.
Moruțan at Rapid: where will he play?
Gâlcă repeatedly asked for a “number 10”, this is the context in which Moruțan's move to Giulesti is carried out. But is Olimpiu useful in the center of the pitch?
For example, Costel Pantilimon, 27 selections in the Romanian national team, has doubts. “I see Moruțan in the band, that's why I'm also curious where he will be used. It's very important that he takes people out of the game, he has this quality”said the former goalkeeper, today, at GSP Live.
Gazeta interpreted the Wyscout data regarding Moruțan – what performance Olimpiu gave throughout his career according to the position on the field: left/right wing and attacking central midfielder.
The observation is that the midfielder of the national team was the best right in the center of the field, where Costel Gâlcă also intends to use him at Rapid.
Moruțan has 16 goals and 25 assists in 11,244 minutes as an attacking central midfielder. Higher numbers but comparable to those recorded as a right winger – over 30 goals produced in nearly 8,000 minutes.
At the same time, it is clear that the former footballer from FCSB or Galatasaray is not a solution for the left flank of the offensive, in that area he played the least, with minimal success.
Olimpiu Moruțan comes to Rapid to fight for the title, photo: Imago Images
The numbers confirm: Moruțan is as good as “number 10”!
MIDDLE SIDE RIGHT
- 7,962 minutes
- 15 goals
- 18 assists
CENTRAL OFFENSIVE MIDFIELDER
- 11,244 minutes
- 16 goals
- 25 assists
MIDDLE SIDE LEFT
- 625 minutes
- 1 goal
- 2 assists
Rapid is loaning Moruțan until the end of the season, when he will be able to activate the option of a permanent transfer.
👉 What Rapid could look like after the transfer of Olimpiu Moruțan: Aioani – Cr. Manea, Pașcanu, Kramer, Borza – Keita, Christensen – Al. Dobre, Moruțan, Petrila – D. Paraschiv
Olimpiu Moruțan returns to Romania after 5 years
He trained at the academy of U Cluj. At the “red caps” he made the step to the seniors in 2016. He would soon be transferred by FC Botoșani.
He played for the Moldovans for two championships, then FCSB brought him to the Capital. He evolved for 3 seasons at the red-blues, from where Galatasaray bought him, in 2021, for the sum of 4.1 million euros.
He hardly adapted to Galata, and the Turks borrowed him to Pisa. Upon his return from Italy, he was sold to Ankaragucu for 3 million euros. And the group from Ankara would loan him to Pisa, so that he would later be transferred to Aris for free.
At the group from Thessaloniki, Olimpiu Moruțan caught only 727 minutes in 17 matches, without producing a single goal.
€2,000,000is Moruțan's market share, according to the specialized portal Transfermarkt
1 goalthe midfielder has 17 selections for the Romanian national team
