Matei Popa

Goalkeeper - FCSB
14 Aug 2026
Friday
Process

Marked for Matei Popa

2 Edition

The FCSB Chronicle

10 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Matei Popa has said yes to Latina

The last thing about a transfer that is still about the player is his signature on his own terms, and it is there. FCSB have lost him in all but the paperwork.

Squad

A one-man rearguard from Ştefan Târnovanu

There were 6 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.

Market

FCSB turn down Pandurii for Mihai Popescu

The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.

Player ratings

Nobody could get near Juri Cisotti

Successful dribbles: 23. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.

Squad

Ofri Arad signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Ofri Arad and FCSB agree another 4 years.

Transfer targets

FCSB rebuffed over Assad Al Hamlawi

Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Universitatea Craiova have kept their man, and FCSB go back to a list with one name crossed off it.

Squad

A falling-out at FCSB

Juri Cisotti and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

Transfer targets

FCSB bid $85.0K for Marius Puscas

The offer went to Astra this week and it is theirs to answer. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loud the door closes.

Market

FCSB promote Cosmin Iancu from within

The academy exists for exactly this morning. Cosmin Iancu has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.

In brief

  • Market Mihai Cicaldau steps up from the FCSB academy
  • Squad 6 new faces, and FCSB are still learning each other
  • The dugout Ofri Arad knocks on the manager’s door