Article by Maria Olteanu – Published Saturday, January 24, 2026, 07:22 / Updated Saturday, January 24, 2026 07:31
The impresario Giovanni Becali (73 years old) had only words of praise for Zeljko Kopic (48 years old), the technician from Dinamo, but announced that there are good chances that he will leave the team in the summer, if a good enough offer comes to his name.
Kopic is having a dream season on the Dynamo bench, with whom he is fighting this year for supremacy in the Superliga. He won away from Hermannstdat on Friday nightscore 2-1, and at least for 24 hours is the leader of the championship.
Extremely appreciated in the “Ștefan cel Mare” group, in the summer, however, he could leave for a stronger championship. Giovanni Becali has already had some discussions and believes that there would be the option for him to get a contract better than one million euros.
Giovanni Becali announced the departure of Zeljko Kopic in the summer
“I also met Kopic, we had dinner at a restaurant near Herăstrău. This was before I signed with Dinamo. Where I will present him, I will present him in superlatives. First of all as a coach and then as a human being.
A rare quality. Croats have that wickedness of theirs. He doesn't have it. He is a westerner. It has an elegance. It would give me great pleasure to find a team and take him to win a million, a million or so.
Why not in Turkey, in Greece? If you take him to Beşiktaş he gets 1.5 million, if you take him to AEK Athens he gets 1.2 million. If you take him to Olympiakos, take 1.5 million, to Marinakis. Not?
It depends on how they do. He is a coach that delights me. And Dinamo Zagreb pays 800,000 or 1,000,000 euros to the coaches. No problems! Apart from the pleasure I would have towards him, it is the respect I have.
His place is also at Dinamo. But he cannot stop him from an offer of 1 million salary. He must understand. He probably leaves in the summer, yes. I have a few teams and I'm waiting to see how the championship ends. He has a good sense…
I have spoken with a few clubs and we will see. Dinamo was a slingshot, look where it is. And with few players. He does not have two teams like Craiova or FCSB. He has 11 and another 4-5 that he doesn't know how to combine. If Cluj and FCSB have claims to enter the play-off, they automatically have a claim to the title as well”, said Giovanni Becali, about Kopic's situation, quoted by fanatik.ro.
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