Article by Romeo Ene – Published on Thursday, 22 January 2026 22:33 / Updated on Thursday, 22 January 2026 23:58
FCSB made a laughing stock in Zagreb, failure 1-4. A few minutes before the start of the games, Mihai Stoica (60 years old) named the footballer who can catch a transfer to an important team, if he impresses in such matches.
It's about striker Daniel Bîrligea (25 years old), starter tonight, scorer of the 2-1 goal. The striker of the champion has aroused the interest of several important formations in Europe in the last period, but without any move materializing.
Mihai Stoica's expectations from Daniel Bîrligea at Dinamo Zagreb – FCSB: “Extremely interesting for many teams”
In addition, the official of the red-blues emphasized that the team will not make any more transfers in this mercato period. Andre Duarte (28 years old) and Ofri Arad (27 years old) are the footballers transferred by FCSB in this mercato period.
“I know a lot of supporters want us to bring in a lot of players, but that's not going to happen. It is time for Bîrligea to once again attract the attention of emissaries from important clubs in Europe. He is an extremely interesting player for many teams.
I would draw attention to two players from Dinamo Zagreb: Dominguez, the player they bought from Barcelona. A club buying a center back born in 2005.. plus they aren't usually forced to use him in Europe.
Striker number 9 Beljo, who scored twice with Fenerbahce, also looks very interesting. He is a footballer for whom they paid five million euros to Augsburg. We meet a team that can afford to pay five million.
The difference in budgets is not as big as it was between Red Star and us or, even worse, between Bologna and us. And the worst, between Feyenoord and us.
Sometimes, indeed, the budgets remain in the locker rooms. We have to play very bravely, play high. If we do this, we have a chance”, said Mihai Stoica, on the “Fotbal Show” show, from Prima Sport.
Daniel Bîrligea // photo: Imago Images
Daniel Bîrligea played 25 matches this season for FCSB, during which he scored 7 goals and provided 6 decisive assists. He is quoted by the specialized website Transfermarkt at 4.5 million euros.
