Article by Daniel Grigore, Robert Vîrdol – Published Friday, 03 April 2026, 20:18 / Updated Friday, 03 April 2026 20:20
Daniel Bîrligea (25 years old) is on the list of Schalke 04, the leader of the second division in Germany, which is considering starting negotiations with FCSB for a transfer in the summer.
Almost two years after moving to FCSB, Daniel Bîrligea could catch the much-coveted “outside” transfer. On the trail of the striker is, more recently, the leader of the second echelon of Germany, Schalke 04.
A traditional team in Germany, 7-time champion last century, three-time Cup winner this century, Schalke has been in the second tier for 3 years, but currently leads the championship and hopes to return to the Bundesliga.
Daniel Bîrligea is wanted by Schalke 04
According to the information of the Gazette, Bîrligea was proposed to the “miners”, they monitored him and are inclined to open negotiations in the summer, when the transfer window will open.
It would be a tempting destination for the footballer's camp especially if Schalke were promoted to the Bundesliga.
The termination clause of the contract between FCSB and Bîrligea is worth 15 million euros, but the expectations of Bîrligea's camp are that Gigi Becali will accept somewhere around half of this amount. This is what Bîrligea's impresario, Giuseppe Piraino, said in January in the Italian press:
“He has a release clause of 15 million euros, but he can be transferred for about half that amount. Several teams in Italy were interested in him, but they didn't go all the way.”
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Instead of Edin Dzeko at Schalke 04?
If Schalke and FCSB reach a consensus, there is a good chance that Bîrligea will replace even one of the opponents in the qualification campaign for the World Championship, the Bosnian Edin Dzeko, brought by Schalke in January on a short-term contract, due at the end of the season.
The Romanian international scored 13 goals in 37 appearances this season. In total, he scored 30 goals and provided 8 decisive assists in 72 matches for FCSB, and he scored twice in 9 selections for the first national team of Romania.
