Article by Adrian Duţă – Published Sunday, April 19, 2026 10:11 p.m. / Updated Sunday, April 19, 2026 10:33 p.m.
Daniel Niculae, the president of Hermannstadt, appeared in interviews after equal with Petrol, score 1-1from stage 5 of the Superliga play-out. The official of the Sibiu spoke about the financial situation of the club and claims that the debts have been paid.
Niculae announced that Hermannstadt would sue the Anthony Ivanov and Jairusthe players who unilaterally terminated their contracts and left the team due to arrears just before the match with Petrolul.
Daniel Niculae: “We are going to judge with them and, for sure, we will win”
“We have to make clarifications about the two players who unilaterally terminated their contract, they were paid up to date. That means we are going to court with them and we will certainly win. Things will be in order.
All debts have been paid in order to obtain the license for the following season. Many sacrifices have been made for the team to be financially sound this season. It would be absurd to say that there weren't some setbacks from a financial point of view, but I don't think we were the only club with a setback.
I want to point out that the guys who stayed are real characters. Hardly, the true characters come out, which did not happen with the two. Life goes on.
Tonight was a tough game, it's a point earned. After we equalized, we performed better and better, with a plus for us. The stages pass and we do not leave the red zone.
Congratulations on the result, less on the game, but we'd rather play less well and win. 12 points are at stake and we must do our best to achieve this”, said Daniel Niculae, according to orangesport.ro.
When can foreign players unilaterally terminate the contract
Present in the studio at GSP Live the other day, Emilian Huluber, president of the Association of Amateur and Non-Amateur Footballers, explained the situation of foreigners with salary arrears from the Super League
Foreigners have the possibility to unilaterally terminate their contract if they have not been paid for more than two months. I send notice, give the club 15 days, then they leave without any problem. As compensation, I receive the full value of the contract. If you go to another team, if you have a lower salary, you get the difference.
– Emilian Hulubei, president of AFAN
