Article by Alexandru Stanciu – Published Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 11:57 / Updated Wednesday, February 11, 2026 11:58
Gigi Becali (67 years old), FCSB boss, believes that the appointment of Gică Hagi (61 years old) on the bench of the Romanian national team instead of Mircea Lucescu (80 years old) would be the “wisest decision” on the part of Răzvan Burleanu (41 years old), the president of the FRF, in case “Il Luce” will no longer continue as a selector.
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Mircea Lucescu was hospitalized for a week at the Bucharest University Hospital and was discharged a few days ago
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“He goes to Belgium, to one of the first specialists in molecular oncology in the world, a Romanian”, wrote Gazeta Sporturilor
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The first option of the Romanian Football Federation in case Mircea Lucescu cannot continue as a selector is Gică Hagi, information revealed exclusively by Gazeta Sporturilor
Gigi Becali, about the eventual appointment of Gică Hagi on the Romanian national team bench: “It's the wisest decision”
“It's the wisest decision. The moment you put Hagi in, no one blows, no one can say anything. Now the General Assemblies are coming, they extend the mandates, bravo to them. If they have the support of Hagi, of Ilie Dumitrescu, that's it, goodbye. The team is welded, Burleanu with the «Golden Generation».
It's a good strategy for him as well (no for Răzvan Burleanu), but also for football. As long as it's for football, it doesn't matter that it's for him. Let him stay there for 100 years, only to do good for football.
I don't know how many years, but the fact that you bring Hagi, you bring the “Golden Generation”. You unite football. Until now there was no union. Well, how do you compare Hagi with Stoichiță?
Gică Popescu will probably come too, he is not hostile. Even if Popescu does not come to the Federation, he comes alongside Gică. His name is Gica: “Guys, I want you to help me”. And in the end what do we do, keep enmity for life? That's it, it went wrong, what's done, love your enemy they say.
Burleanu is now making the best strategy, the best move. Who taught him, in fact I think that he is a smart boy and a good boy, he has other people around him who coddle him and push him…
Now he made the best move in football. It unites generations, it unites all of football and no one has anything to say. He is the president, Hagi is the coach, he unites football and that's it. I congratulate him if he does this!”, said Gigi Becali, according to fanatik.ro.
Gigi Becali revealed the dialogue held with Mircea Lucescu
The boss of FCSB also revealed the dialogue held with Mircea Lucescu two weeks ago, about the possibility of his departure from the technical bench of the Romanian national team.
“I spoke with Mircea Lucescu about two weeks ago. I told him “Well, Mircea, you are a man of too great quality and too good a man, you are 80 years old, why? You have a lot of money, live your life!”.
And he said to me: “Hey, Gigi, if someone wants to come and get her…”. To be in good hands. I said: “Look, Gica”. He said that he is stepping aside for Gica“.
