“I said it when I was sports director”

Article by Alexandru Barbu, Răzvan Stamatiu – Published Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 4:17 p.m. / Updated Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 4:19 p.m.
Sorin Paraschiv (44 years old), former champion with FCSBcharacterized the newest transfer solved by Dinamo: striker George Pușcaș (29).
Puscaș was free of contract from September 2025, after parting with Bodrumspor (Turkey). Invited to GSP Live, Paraschiv emphasized that the peak will need a period of adaptation.
Sorin Paraschiv, on GSP Live, about the transfer of George Pușcaș to Dinamo: “I also said it when I was sports director at Clinceni…”
“For the Romanian championship, George Pușcaș is a good transfer. I don't know if in the short term, because our league is difficult for any valuable footballer who comes from outside, if he doesn't adapt and is not connected to the football that is played here.
I also said it when I was sports director in League 1, at Clinceni. I told many players: “You have a certain value, but football in Romania is hard, contact football. If you don't adapt, it will be very difficult for you, even if you played at a high level before».
In the same way, I think that George Pușcaș will also need a little adaptation. Even if he is Romanian, he has never played in the Romanian championship and does not know him. It comes in a competition foreign to him.
He is a good footballer who will be able to make a difference, but I cannot guarantee at this moment that he will make a difference at Dinamo, immediately, in the play-offs, because he will need to adapt. But, in the long term, it's a very good transfer, clearly”, said Sorin Paraschiv, at GSP Live.
In recent years, Pușcaș has been declining. He entered a downward slope. But I think it can be reinvented in Romania
– Sorin Paraschivat GSP Live
About George Puscaș:
- played at Bihor Oradea, Inter, Bari, Benevento, Novara, Palermo, Reading, Pisa, Genoa, Bodrumspor;
- has 46 matches for the Romanian national team, managed to score 11 goals under the tricolor;
- his market share is 900,000 euros, according to the specialized website Transfermarkt;
- has not played an official match since June 1, 2025.





