Adrian Bancu

Left Midfielder - Metaloglobus Bucharest U18
2 Jan 2027
Saturday
Process

Marked for Adrian Bancu

2 Edition

The Metaloglobus Bucharest Sentinel

10 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

George Gavrilaş keeps Metaloglobus Bucharest in it on his own

Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 6 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.

Transfer targets

No thanks: Yael Trepy rejects the move

Metaloglobus Bucharest had done everything except persuade the man himself. He stays at Cagliari, and the manager goes back to the drawing board with the money still in the bank.

Squad

A falling-out at Metaloglobus Bucharest

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

Transfer targets

Metaloglobus Bucharest rebuffed over Péter Beke

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

The dugout

The manager makes an example of Tiberiu Căpuşă

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Market

Nicusor Marin steps up from the Metaloglobus Bucharest academy

There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Nicusor Marin has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.

Market

Daniel Keseru steps up from the Metaloglobus Bucharest academy

There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Daniel Keseru has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.

Market

One of our own: Alexandru Iancu joins the Metaloglobus Bucharest first team

Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Alexandru Iancu is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.

Market

Adrian Bancu steps up from the Metaloglobus Bucharest academy

There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Adrian Bancu has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.

In brief