“He considered that we have no time to understand each other” / “I understand that he is avoiding in Romania”

Article by Tudor Belivaca – Published on Friday, September 12, 2025, 11:28 / Updated on Friday, September 12, 2025 11:28
Andrei Nicolescu, the president of Dinamo, broadly told why the transfers of Andrei Coubiș and Matei Ilie failed.
At the end of the Mercato Dinamo period, he tried to strengthen with a Romanian footballer of perspective in defense. The “dogs” tried to bring Andrei Coubiș, AC Milan's footballer later to Sampdoria, and Matei Ilie, the central defender from CFR Cluj.
Andrei Nicolescu explained why the negotiations and refusals were hit.
Andrei Nicolescu spoke about Andrei Coubiș's missed transfer: “I had no arguments there”

Andrei Coubiș signed with Sampdoria / Photo: Imago
Andrei Coubiș said that he wants to continue to evolve in Italian football, and at that time the negotiations failed.
“It was very simple there, we got along with the club. We also spoke to the agent. Initially there were small financial differences, but they were solved. Then, from his discussion with Mister, I understood that he was coming to Romania. He did not want to come and he wanted to continue in Italian football. According to orangesport.ro.
Andrei Nicolescu explained Matei Ilie's dismissal: “He considered that we have no time to understand”

Matei Ilie / PHOTO: IMAGO
Andrei Nicolescu claims that he did not reach the negotiations with the player because “Matei Ilie considered that they have no time to understand”
“Somehow, we had reached a common denominator with CFR, but we did not understand with Matei Ilie. He considered that we have no time to understand each other, but we go ahead. We are missing a central defender, we have variants, but they come after the injury,” said Andrei Nicolescu, according to the quoted source.
The variants of the “dogs” on the post of central defender
The couple of central defenders preferred by Zeljko Kopic is Kennedy Boateng – Nikita Stoinov. Prior to the integration of Stoinov, the Croatian stake on Andrei Mărginean, a defensive midfielder transformed into a stop. Another variant is Cristian Licsandru, a footballer returned after a long -term injury.




