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“I give Politic to Greece”

Article by Maria Olteanu – Published Friday, January 30, 2026, 00:22 / Updated Friday, January 30, 2026 01:10

Gigi Becali (67 years old) intervened live, after the red-blues ended this season's European campaign with a 1-1 draw with Fenerbahce. FCSB's financier has announced further transfers and is now considering the departure of Politic, for whom there is interest from Greece.

FCSB were bound to win the duel with Fenerbahce and wait for the results game to hope that they can climb into the top 24 in the single Europa League group. However, she failed to impose herself in front of the Turks and was eliminated from the competition, finishing in 27th place with 7 points.

After the match, Gigi Becali commented on what happened on the field and was not upset about the elimination, admitting that he was more interested in the money in this game.

He especially noted Lixandru and Thiam, then he spoke again about what interests him the most: qualifying for the play-offs and winning the championship.

Gigi Becali claims that he will try until the end of the mercato window, on February 9, to bring one or two players to FCSB, to replace Alibec (as transferred to Farul) and Politic (for whom there are offers from Greece).

Gigi Becali, immediately after FCSB – Fenerbahce: “I still have to bring players”

“We had 3-4 big chances… especially Olaru's, it was also George's… if he gave it harder he wouldn't reject the goalkeeper.

Miculescu accused a little fatigue, from the beginning it was programmed like this, Crețu was supposed to enter in Radunovic's place, let's rest Radunovic, but this 22-year-old said that he can't do it anymore, that he is tired. I liked Lixandru a lot, he held the middle, took the face of the opponent, I liked him, like in the good times, and Thiam fought.

“The fact that we went from 28 to 27 counts, 150 thousand more!”

That was the situation…. I'm interested in the championship now, let's see. I was interested in the coefficient and the money in this match. The fact that we went from 28 to 27 counts, 150 thousand more counts.

In this situation we are in, we take another 900,000 euros. Today they were not better than us, if we had Tănase it would have been a different situation.

Lack of confidence, when you get there, Olaru, Thiam, David Miculescu, you have to give like Cisotti, not by chance, they gave like that, you had to have confidence.

Becali is only thinking about the play-offs from now on

“It's important to enter the play-offs and win the championship, why not think, what a big deal, it's not a big difference.

It would be normal not to lose any more points, the team is getting stronger, Tănase is coming, Arad is also coming. Tănăs could have played today, but we didn't want to, he came back from Serbia, he plays this weekend.

Arad will play with Botoșani maybe, I don't have any problems, we wait for him, we don't force it. The team is looking for confidence, just like last year, this game can give us confidence.

“I was convinced by Politic… I have to bring players, you can't deal with them”

I've convinced myself about Politic… I haven't been convinced for a year, I have to bring more, not only for the championship, that maybe we can still cope, but I still have to bring players, you can't cope with them.

You need valuable players with whom you can win matches more easily, you can't with them. You saw Cisotti, how skinny he is, he puts his weak legs in, you saw how he does,” said Gigi Becali, immediately after the elimination from the Europa League, to Digi Sport.

Gigi Becali: “Alibec will probably leave tomorrow, for Farul. If I manage to get players now quickly, I will give him to Cyprus, to Greece on Politic”

Finally, Becali spoke about the remaining mercato period, in which he hopes to bring in more players. If he succeeds in transfers, Dennis Politic will go to Greece.

“Alibec is probably leaving tomorrow, for Farul. If I manage to get players now quickly, I'll give him to Cyprus, to Greece on Politic. Until the 9th is the transfer period. If I take him, I'll give him, what should I do if he doesn't help me at all?!

I don't know what I'm taking, what I'm seeing, that's what I've decided now! Politics is not a solution, what can I do, if I see that George is not a solution, what can I do? I give up two, I take one, I give up Alibec, I have to take players, at least 2 necessarily, I give 3, I take one.

I give up on them… when there are players you don't trust, it's like you don't have them. I can take Politic to Greece, if I take it, because they keep calling me, to lend it. It's to Târnovanu's credit that we didn't score goals, what did I say he's not a good goalkeeper? But this is how I have to change,” Becali also said.

The best shots from the match FCSB – Fenerbahce

Siyabonga Ngezana, Ștefan Târnovanu, FCSB - Fenerbahce // Photo: Andrei Furnigă

The final standings in the Europa League group

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