Article by Romeo Ene – Published on Wednesday, 14 January 2026, 17:47 / Updated on Wednesday, 14 January 2026 17:51
Dinamo received an extremely tempting offer for Catalin Cîrjan (23 years old), team captain. Metalist 1925 Kharkiv, 7th place in the championship of Ukraine. The Ukrainian club offers 4 million euros for the “dogs” midfielder.
The amount would cover exactly the operational deficit that President Andrei Nicolescu announced the other day for 2025. In any case, the Ukrainian club has expressed its intention to transfer him, according to journalist Emanuel Roșu.
At the beginning of the year, the head of Dinamo had explained that the shareholders had set the price for the footballer, and the shareholders would be willing to give up the footballer for 5 million euros.
Dinamo has an offer of 4 million euros for Cătălin Cîrjan
According to GSP.ro information, Dinamo cares about the price and wants to keep their captain at least until the end of the season. The shareholders had already done their calculations, and Cîrjan would be sold in the summer, after the club qualified for the European Cups.
“I had an offer from Sturm Graz 3 million with bonuses for Cîrjan, yes. This summer he was non-transferable. From an internal discussion, 5 million for Cîrjan would be the amount for which the shareholders would say yes”, said Nicolescu the other day, at Prima Sport.
Cătălin Cîrjan, in Dinamo – Steel / Photo: Cristi Preda GSP
Cătălin Cîrjan played 23 matches this season for Dinamo, during which he scored 4 goals and provided 5 decisive assists. He is quoted by the specialized website Transfermarkt at 2.5 million euros.
Cătălin Cîrjan is the captain of Dinamo from the summer of 2025 and one of the exponential players of the last two seasons. Brought from Rapid in the summer of 2024, Cîrjan quickly integrated into the “pack”. He collected 68 games, 12 goals and 7 assists.
The good developments brought him including his debut with the national team in October of the recently concluded year.
Metalist 1925 is in 7th place in the championship of Ukraine with 24 points after 15 rounds. Lindon Emerllahu was also sold in Ukraine this winter. CFR surrendered at Polissya Zhytomyr.
I want to win a title with Dinamo. After that, inevitably, I think the step abroad will come, and towards the end of my career I want to return home, to Dinamo, and end my career with my family.
– Catalin Cîrjanin an interview for GSP.ro, at the end of 2025
