Article by Mihai Șovei – Published Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 3:48 p.m. / Updated Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 3:52 p.m.
A few days since the press in Turkey announced that Denis Dragus (26 years old) will not continue TO Gaziantep from next season, Enrico Sposato, his agent, provided the latest clarifications regarding the future of the national team striker.
He stated that Denis Drăguș will continue at Trabzonspor, the team from where he was on loan, things can only change if a better offer appears.
Denis Drăguș will continue at Trabzonspor
Transferred to Trabzonspor from Standard Liege during the 2024 European Championship, Denis Drăguș could not establish himself in the Turkish team. In the last two years he was loaned to Eyupspor and Gaziantep, and now he is going to return to the club he belongs to, as confirmed by
“Denis Drăguș is the player of Trabzonspor. We are not looking forward to going to another club. Barring an eventual big opportunity that would arise for his development, but only after the club's requirements are taken into account. Otherwise no.
We are together with only Trabzonspor in mind and look forward to contributing next season“, said Enrico Sposato, according to digisport.ro.
Denis Drgăuș in Trabzonspor's shirt
Denis Drăguș, modest season in Turkey
The current season was a difficult one for Denis Drăguș. The Romanian striker failed to score a single goal in the championship, neither during his time at Eyupspor, nor after his return to Gaziantep.
The only successes of the Romanian international came in the Turkish Cup, in a match against Keciorengucu, in which he scored a “double”.
Together with Gaziantep, but also under the command of Mirel Rădoi in the last stages, Denis Drăguș finished in 12th place in the Turkish championship.
Summoned by Gheorghe Hagi to the national team
The striker who develops Turkey is on the preliminary list of foreigners summoned by the selector Gheorghe Hagi for the action from the beginning of June, when the national football team of Romania will play 2 friendly matches. On June 2, Georgia – Romania will be played in Tbilisi, while on June 6, Romania – Wales will be played in Bucharest, at the Steaua stadium.
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GOALKEEPERS: Ionut RADU (Celta Vigo | Spain, 9/0), Otto HINDRICH (Legia Warsaw | Poland, 0/0)
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DEFENDERS: Andrei RAțIU (Rayo Vallecano | Spain, 38/2), Tony STRATA (Vitória Guimarães | Portugal, 0/0), Deian SORESCU (Gaziantep FK | Turkey, 23/0), Radu DRĂGUȘIN (Tottenham | England, 29/1), Virgil GHIȚĂ (Hannover 96 | Germany, 9/1), Bogdan RACOVIȚAN (Raków | Poland, 5/0), Andrei BURCĂ (Yunnan Yukun | China, 45/1), Lisav EISSAT (Maccabi Haifa | Israel, 2/0)
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INTERMEDIARIES: Marius MARIN (Pisa | Italy, 35/0), Răzvan MARIN (AEK Athens | Greece, 74/12), Nicolae STANCIU (Dalian | China, 86/15), Vlad DRAGOMIR (Paphos | Cyprus, 7/0), Marius CORBU (Ferencváros | Hungary, 0/0), Adrian ȘUT (Al-Ain | UAE, 8/0), Dennis MAN (PSV | Netherlands, 45/11), Ianis HAGI (Alanyaspor | Turkey, 53/8), Valentin MIHĂILĂ (Caykur Rizespor | Turkey, 35/5)
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ATTACKERS: Ianis STOICA (Estrela Amadora | Portugal, 0/0), Denis DRĂGUȘ (Gaziantep FK | Turkey, 27/7), Florinel COMAN (Al-Gharafa | Qatar, 20/2), Louis MUNTEANU (DC United | USA, 4/2)
