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Victor Pițurcă is the one who noticed him when he was coach at Bănie and recommended the player to Giovanni Becali. Then the coach took him to the FCSB, and Gigi Becali believes that he will become the most expensive signing in the history of Romanian football.
But Mihai Rotaru no longer regrets what happened: the owner of the University of Craiova admits that he lost a great talent due to a bureaucratic error.
“Octavian Popescu was never our player, he was loaned to the University of Craiova with a purchase clause.
My administrative colleagues made a bureaucratic mistake, everyone agreed, from the oldest to the oldest, that the player deserves to stay in Craiova.
But no contract was made for the next period. It was a must when it came to a home equity loan.
It is false that I did not leave him in the national team, there is no club to do that. It is not allowed to leave a player called up in the national team on the established dates.
It’s another thing: the people there wanted to see it more, but more, we didn’t send anyone to such actions “, said Mihai Rotaru, in an intervention in the Fotbal Club program.
Watch the video with Mihai Rotaru’s statements:
How Octavian Popescu came to FCSB
The 18-year-old was part of the Under-19 team of the Universitatea Craiova club and moved to the FCSB for free on July 28, 2020 after his contract with the Blue and White team expired.
“I was very happy. I knew that if I did not sign the extension with those of Craiova, I would arrive here (no, in FCSB). I was very excited from the beginning, it was a unique opportunity that I received at that moment. I took advantage of it and signed without thinking too much about it. Actually, I didn’t even expect to play (no, in the first absolute selection of the FCSB) I was called to the team after the match with CSA, from Liga a III.
I received a message to present myself at the table with the great team and that’s how I entered the team’s program. At half-time in the game with FC Argeş, when the coach told me that he would come onto the pitch, I admit he was excited. It was something I did not expect, but I tried to direct my emotions to what I had to do on the field. And I think I entered quite well and without fear. “Popescu said.
Octavian Popescu debuted in League 1 in September 2020
Born on December 27, 2002, Octavian Popescu made his debut in League 1 on September 20, 2020, in the match FCSB – FC Argeş 3-0.
He has been in the first division 18 games so far, has scored one goal, given three assists and scored three penalties. Octavian Popescu is the youngest scorer this season.
Gigi Becali put a clause of 100 million euros to Octavian Popescu
Gigi Becali was also delighted with the evolutions of Octavian Popescu, whom he “armed”. The owner of the red-blues also bought the last percentages, 10%, owned by the Metropolitan for the young midfielder, so now the footballer is 100% of the red-blues.
Gigi Becali also laid out a huge release clause for Octavian Popescu: 100 million euros.
“Mihai asked me: ‘If you get an offer …?’ I give it from 20 (without millions of euros) upwards, but without a 20% percentage it won’t go away. In Man, I still have 5% left. The only player who will not leave without the 20% is Tavi Popescu.
It will reach 500 million, I will take 100 million. It is stronger than Mbappé! He has speed, he has Mbappé and Neymar together “said Gigi Becali about Octavian Popescu.
What salary does Octavian Popescu have at FCSB?
The footballer brought in from Craiova this summer has a salary of 3,000 euros a month at FCSB, a common amount for a starter in a small League 1 club, such as Academica Clinceni, a group that also impressed this season.
Octavian Popescu’s salary will increase in the coming years by 1,000 euros from one season to the next. If the talented footballer continues in the FCSB from 2026, he will have a salary of 10,000 euros per month and will have an annual salary jump of 10,000 euros each.
- 350,000 euros is Octavian Popescu’s market share on Transfermarkt
- Octavian Popescu is 18 years old
- 100 million euros is the release clause of Octavian Popescu
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