Article by Romeo Ene – Published on Sunday, 01 February 2026, 17:40 / Updated on Sunday, 01 February 2026 17:59
The speedster Antoine Baroan (25 years old) is no longer in the plans of coach Costel Gâlcă (53 years old) and is to be sold this winter. The French played with AFS, the last place in the first league of Portugal.
Everything “broke” between Baroan and Rapid at the beginning of December, when the footballer was excluded from the Gâlcă team due to numerous acts of indiscipline.
Antoine Baroan, on loan from Rapid to AFS
“Antoine Baroan is close to strengthening the AFS team's attack. He will be on loan from Rapid Bucharest.
AVS SAD has reached an agreement to transfer Antoine Baroan on loan from Rapid Bucharest until the end of the season, with an option to buy. This is a solution found by the club's management to strengthen the attack, an area where the team needs options.
Currently, the team relies only on Tomané and Nenê, and their effectiveness does not meet expectations. The player is 25 years old and will be officially presented in the next few hours“, write the Portuguese journalists from record.pt.
At Rapid, Antoine Baroan played 15 matches, during which he scored 2 goals. He is quoted by the specialized website Transfermarkt at 600,000 euros. He played the last official match on November 23, when the Giulești lost on the field of CFR, score 0-3.
The Frenchman also played for Niort, Botev Plovdiv, Winterthur and Ludogorets during his career.
He reached the highest value in his career in the winter of 2023: 1.6 million euros.
AFS is in last place in Portugal (18), with 5 points after 19 games played. It is 10 points from the 16th place, from the barrier, occupied by Casa Pia.
