Louis Munteanu

Sounds like the owner is a wild one


https://spotmedia.ro/en/news/sport/cfr-cluj-annoucement-about-louis-munteanus-departure

CFR Cluj announced on Thursday the departure of Louis Munteanu (23 years old), the team’s forward.

The top scorer of the Superliga last season, Louis Munteanu is on the transfer list of Real Mallorca, FC Sevilla, or Rennes, and the chances of him leaving are high.


However, Cristi Balaj, the president of CFR Cluj, stated that there is also a chance he may not leave if none of the offers received by the club are satisfactory.

"(Ed. - Is there a possibility that Louis Munteanu will not leave this summer?) If the offers are not satisfactory, there is this possibility. What is important is that he is seriously preparing, fully focused. (...)

There is nothing concrete at the moment, discussions are ongoing. As long as we have nothing concrete, there is no point in developing the subject. There are chances he might leave, of course. Anything can happen in football.

(Ed. - As time passes, the chances of him leaving are lower) I don't believe that is the case. He is a sought-after player, and clubs looking for a player of his caliber bring him in even in the middle of the transfer period, it's not a problem. The important thing is that Louis Munteanu is healthy, preparing very well, and fully focused on everything we need to do," stated Cristi Balaj, according to Fanatik.

 

This is now the norm, teams demand the cash a player may be worth in the future rather than lose a player for £5M only to be sold on for £20M in a few years. Only benefits the bigger teams and means we’ll need to actually spend money.

While I want us to spend cash this boy is nowhere near £15M yet.

 

Aye totally.
Thats where clubs need to be smart using future sell ons etc.
If we got this lad for 6-7mil with a good sell on they'll make their 13-15mil.

 

Idah made a huge contribution when he joined on loan. We definitely overpaid but he gave all the signs that he was going to be massive for us.

Unfortunately, a time when the first choice striker was sold, he still couldn't cement that space. He lost out to our winger.

I'd sell Idah tbh. He doesn't look like he's ever going to be the striker we need him to be.

I'd be more than happy to give Munteanu a chance.

 

Suppose it’s a sign of times and teams wanting more up front to re-invest into the team. Understand though this is probably where our board are struggling with negotiations and exactly why we should have a large list options to move on quickly from each target.