Article by Alexandru Stanciu – Published on Sunday, 31 May 2026 20:16 / Updated on Monday, 01 June 2026 00:04
Gigi Becali (67 years old), the boss of FCSB, revealed that he has an offer for captain Darius Olaru (28 years old) from the Arab area, being willing to give up the Romanian international for the sum of 4.5 million euros.
Darius Olaru arrived at FCSB in 2020, after Gigi Becali paid 600,000 euros to bring him from Gaz Metan Mediaș. The Romanian international became the key man of the team: he ticked off 256 matches for the red-blues in the 6 years, scoring 63 goals and 45 decisive assists.
Gigi Becali, ready to sell the leader Darius Olaru: “Let him give the right money”
“I have an offer, but give the right money. They said 3 and I said 5. And then I said 4.5 million euros. I can't say“, revealed Gigi Becali on the show “Footbal Club”, from Digi Sport.
Present in the studio, Ilie Dumitrescu sensed that it was Darius Olaru, and Gigi Becali admitted: “Look, you guessed it. Yes, from the Arab area. Maybe I'll give the 4 as well, but I don't want them to know.
I also thought like this: I wanted to put about 4-5 million in transfers, maybe the Lord will do it so that I don't give them that money anymore, I take it from the team”.
In addition to the offer from the Arab area, Darius Olaru also attracted the attention of the Belgians from Genk. Also, Lille was interested in the services of the Romanian international.
Gigi Becali wants 500,000 euros in exchange for Mihai Lixandru
“Transfers are being worked on, MM is working on it. We have two or three weeks at our disposal. Whoever I want leaves, not that anyone wants to leave.
Lixandru would like to, but someone has to give a few hundred thousand euros. 500,000″, said Gigi Becali, and the player was praised by Ilie Dumitrescu: “For me, he is the best central midfielder. If I were a Romanian club, I would give 500,000 euros for him”.
Gigi Becali intervened again: “I see football differently. Maybe I don't see well, I'm not saying I'm good at it. But as far as I'm good at, I want football the way I like it at FCSB.
I want a different midfielder, a different profile. Midfielder who recovers, passes immediately, goes up with the ball at his foot. And what else do I want? Midfielder moving, passing the ball left, right. I want a midfielder desperate for the ball, who walks in billions of places to receive the ball”.
