Daniel Pancu, surprising statement after Louis Munteanu appeared in the FCSB shirt: “This is a much more important detail”
Article by Alexandru Stanciu – Published Monday, December 29, 2025, 6:44 p.m. / Updated Monday, December 29, 2025, 7:03 p.m.
Daniel Pancu (48 years old), the coach of Louis Munteanu (23 years old) from CFR Cluj, defended the striker because he was photographed wearing a t-shirt with FCSB at an event in his hometown, Vaslui. Instead, the technician vehemently criticized the player for playing football in the gym, on the parquet, risking injury.
Also, “Pancone”, who also had Louis Munteanu as a student in the U21 national team of Romania, stated that he did not discuss with the player at all during the vacation period, mentioning the fact that Munteanu asked to be free 4 days before the last match of this calendar year, won with FC Botoșani score 1-0 on December 19, a match in which the striker could not perform, being suspended.
Daniel Pancu declared himself disappointed by Louis Munteanu for playing football on the pitch: “That's a mistake”
“At first I thought it was something charitable, that a t-shirt was being sold. I didn't talk to him at all. Everyone sees it differently. On the field he scored with FCSB all the time. I don't think he has an affinity for this club. He's on vacation, he can wear whatever shirt he wants. The problem is that he played football on the floor. He is a national team player. That's my only problem.
He asked to leave 4 days before the match with Botoșani. Since then I haven't talked to him. I've seen comparisons before, you can't compare with Dinamo, Rapid, FCSB. CFR and FCSB are not the same thing.
I don't know anything, there are regulations, but I don't think it's stipulated somewhere in the regulations that you can't wear another team's shirt. I have no problem. I am totally against football on the floor. This is his blunder.
There's a game somewhere in a gym and there's a player on vacation, but it's not normal to wear another team's shirt. It is certainly damaging to the club. I know that Louis Munteanu scores goals with FCSB. This is a much more important detail than the fact that he wore a T-shirt with FCSB”, said Daniel Pancu, on the show “Liga DigiSport”.
Daniel Pancu states that there are offers for Louis Munteanu: “Certainly”
“Pancone” also stated that Louis Munteanu's form is far from his best, given that he missed much of the summer training and several games due to injuries.
The technician later confirmed that there are offers for the striker, but stated that he does not know specifically from where.
“Since I arrived, he hasn't missed a single training session and was decisive either with assists, or with a very important goal in Craiova, or with his own presence.
There's no way to get back into the rhythm after so many interruptions. Injured, inconstant in developments, there is no way this situation will lead to anything good. But since I came there has been continuity. I know his top form very well, in the game with Rapid (no won 3-0) he was somewhere close to his best level.
He has the interest to play and play very well, there is a playoff or two coming up for the national team, that should be an extra motivation.
There are definitely deals. I don't know where, but it exists. At the moment my plan includes Louis, we start training on the 3rd of January and he is the CFR player“.
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