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Becali's favorite is thinking of leaving

Article by Alexandru Barbu – Published Saturday, 02 May 2026, 22:26 / Updated Saturday, 02 May 2026 22:26

FCSB he is drawing up his strategy for the next season. In general, the talks revolve around strengthening the squad, but the red-blues could also suffer a major loss: one of the team's most important footballers is not sure if he wants to extend his deal due at the end of the current season.

FCSB missed the play-off for the first time, and the failure triggered an alarm signal in the club. among others, Gigi Becali announced that he will transfer “at least 6 players”. It is possible that the restructuring in the summer will also include an important disappearance from the batch.

GSP sources: Florin Tănase would prioritize an outside contract

It is about an emblematic footballer of the red-blues from the last decade. Also influential this season, with 16 goals and 8 assists in all competitions, Tănase is not sure at the moment that he will continue at FCSB in the 2026-2027 season, according to Gazeta Sporturilor authorized sources.

The 31-year-old footballer is thinking about another contract abroadtaking into account that his age brings him closer to the end of his career, but also to the uncertainty at FCSB, team that could miss for the first time in the “Becali era” access to the preliminaries of the European Cups, if he does not win the two play-offs scheduled at the end of May.

Florin Tănase was the top scorer of the Super League twice

During this period, several impresarios are looking for a tempting offer from abroad. And if there will be an attractive package, especially from a financial point of view, then Tănase will choose to part with FCSB, the second time.

In other words, the player's priority is now the option to play abroad once more. But not anyway. Without a consistent proposal on the table, much more than what FCSB can offer, Tănase will sign the extension with the champion of the last two editions of the Superliga, this being the intention of the club.

Florin Tănase thought about leaving FCSB in the winter as well

The FCSB financier said at the time: “He called me that he had an offer from China and gave him 1.3 million. If he told me he had 3 million a year or two million… He took a million from me in one year and wants in China for 1.3 million euros a year? Aren't you ashamed?!

And I hung up on him. Then he called me and I didn't want to answer him. Tănase is my friend, but you're telling me that you're going to China for 1.3 million when you earn a million here?!”.

104 goalsand 54 assists for Tănase in the FCSB shirt – 318 appearances in all official competitions (2016-2022, 2024-present)

“We'll see in the summer”

When asked about his future, Florin Tănase answered evasively.

So far we haven't discussed anything at allI am focused on these last matches. We'll see from the summer, it's time to discuss, there's no reason to rush. In the winter, I chose to stay, even though I had an offer.

We were getting close to the play-offs, we didn't think we wouldn't catch him. All the supporters were hoping for a miraculous return and I said there is no point in leaving for a few months and disappointing them”, Florin Tănase told DigiSport.

3 trophiesFlorin Tănase won with FCSB: a title, a Cup and a Supercup

“The best Romanian footballer!”

And in the context of Gică Hagi's appointment as Romania's coach, FCSB boss spoke superlatively about the team's “decare”.

In my opinion, the best Romanian player, even if I may be wrong, is Florin Tănase. I think so. He is a player who organizes everything for all his teammates.

Maybe I'm wrong, but I think he's the best Romanian player. I don't bother to say about anyone else. I would start any kind of selection with Tănase, because he is the best Romanian player at this time. I always liked him”, declared Gigi Becali.

5 goalsin 28 selections Florin Tănase collected for the national team

Mediocre abroad

Tănase performed in only one period abroad. In 2022, Al-Jazira paid his release clause worth 3 million euros and transferred him from FCSB.

  • In the United Arab Emirates, Tănase scored 6 times and registered 3 assists in 24 appearances.

  • From August 2023 he moved to Saudi Arabia, to Al-Okhdood, where he collected 25 matches, two goals and 3 decisive assists.

2 million eurosis now worth Tănase on Transfermarkt. The maximum limit was reached in 2021-2022, when his quota was 5.5 million

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