Article by Alexandru Tomuțiu – Published Thursday, May 14, 2026, 10:06 p.m. / Updated Thursday, May 14, 2026, 10:06 p.m.
Mihai Stoica (61), the president of the Administrative Council at FCSB, announced when a new coach will be appointed and said again that the objective of Gigi Becali (67) is to convince Elias Charalambous (45) to return.
FCSB will appoint a new coach immediately after May 21, the date until which Lucian Filip has the right to provide the interim. MM said Becali is still trying to convince Elias Charalambous, who left on March 9, to return. If it fails, another option will be quickly found.
Mihai Stoica: “Gigi Becali will talk to Elias Charalambous on May 21”
“Gigi Becali will talk to Elias on May 21 and convince Elias. If not, he will probably convince someone else.
I would have liked the appointment to be much faster, but it was not up to me. The coach will only be on the bench (no in the sense that he will not make decisions)”, said Mihai Stoica, at Prima Sport.
Elias Charalambous, the former coach of FCSB
Mihai Stoica replied to Valeriu Iftime: “Let's be serious”
Valeriu Iftime said that he was called by Gigi Becali, and the boss was interested in Marius Croitoru and Leo Grozavu, the current and former coach from FC Botoșani. Mihai Stoica does not believe in this idea.
“When Iftime said that Gigi called him about Grozavu and Criotoru, how many months ago? I would wonder if this thing is true, that Gigi called Iftime now I don't know how long to ask him about both of them.
I'm not saying it's not true, but I'd be surprised. I had that collection, Enigma. I don't see the logic: Gigi calls him, “Hello, Valeriu, tell me too…”. Which one did Gigi want, in alphabetical order? Let's be serious, I don't think something like that happened”, said Mihai Stoica.
