The Viitorul Sentinel
Market31 Aug 2026
Vlad Burca sold, and an era ends
$9.2M from Ajax for Vlad Burca. Money is money, but the dressing room has lost the man it looked to.
The terraces31 Aug 2026
Supporters turn on the $9.2M sale of Vlad Burca
He is going to Ajax, the club has $9.2M it did not have on Friday, and the phone-ins have already decided how they feel about that. Selling well and selling somebody they loved are not the same skill.
Market31 Aug 2026
Ovidiu Puscas hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Viitorul can pretend not to have heard.
Market31 Aug 2026
Viitorul turn down Pandurii for Ovidiu Puscas
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Match29 Aug 2026
Cristian Bancu’s goal not enough for Viitorul
Cristian Bancu scored, and precious little else went right: 2‑3 to Universitatea Craiova, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Words at Viitorul training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Razvan Cicaldau is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Viitorul
Juraj Badelj was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Cornel Râpă gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Adrian Iancu dropped after a run of poor form
The one version of being left out a player cannot argue with, and the one he takes worst. Somebody else has been better and the team sheet says so, in public, every week until it changes.
In brief
- Market The Cristian Bancu conversation is coming
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Daniel Bancu
- Player ratings The pass was always on for Florin Mitrita