Article by Adrian Duţă – published on Friday, September 12, 2025 20:16 / Updated on Friday, September 12, 2025:25
Florin Prunea, the former goalkeeper of the national team, provided more information from the negotiations between Gică Hagi and FRF, from last summer, before the arrival of Mircea Lucescu on the bank of Romania.
Prune claims that Gică Hagi would have put a clear condition last year, to accept to be a coach: Mihai Stoichiță, the technical director from FRF, to be expelled.
Florin Prunea: “Hagi was also at the federation, they had made his menu, he was asked what he wants to eat at lunch”
“Last time why didn't he come? He received an offer and did not accept it. Hagi was also at the federation, they had made his menu, he was asked what he wants to eat at noon.
He said, “That one outside, that outside.” He had made his team, and Mihai Stoichiță was the first out”, Said Florin Prunea, quoted by Iamsport.ro.
Mircea Lucescu met on Thursday with Burleanu
Prune's statements come in the context of the situation of the last days of the national, when Mircea Lucescu met with FRF chiefs to talk about the future. The coach said he would be willing to put aside to make room for Hagi at the national team, before discussing with Burleanu.
Following the meeting between the coach and the FRF president, the decision was made to continue in the current formula, with Il Luce on the Bank of Romania and after the draw with Cyprus, score 2-2.
Romania, traveled in the preliminaries CM 2026
Romania has 7 points after 5 matches in the group in the preliminaries CM 2026. “Tricolors” have only 0.1% chance to qualify directly at the US World Cup, Canada and Mexico. And for the 2nd place, the dam, there are reduced chances, only 28%, according to the statisticians from Football Meets Data.
In this situation, Romania would still have a bullet on the pipe due to the League of Nations, where Lucescu's team won the group in Liga C. Thus, will play at the dam for CM 2026 on this route.
