The FCSB Chronicle
Market19 Jul 2027
Octavian Popescu’s move to Pandurii falls through
The deal that would have taken Octavian Popescu to Pandurii has collapsed at the last stage, and he reports back to FCSB with a summer to forget and a season still to play. Nobody is saying which side walked away.
Boardroom19 Jul 2027
A new deal for Alexandru Coman
The board have signed the man in the dugout to a longer contract, which says more than any statement of support. Stability is easy to promise and costly to keep.
Boardroom19 Jul 2027
5 academy graduates step up at FCSB
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Squad19 Jul 2027
A row about effort at FCSB
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Juri Cisotti was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Squad19 Jul 2027
A falling-out at FCSB
Mamadou Thiam and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Transfer targets19 Jul 2027
Door shut on Marco Nasti
FCSB asked and Cremonese said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market19 Jul 2027
Bogdan Marin steps up from the FCSB academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Bogdan 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.
Market19 Jul 2027
Daniel Man steps up from the FCSB academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Daniel Man 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.
Market19 Jul 2027
FCSB promote Marius Burca from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Marius Burca 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
- The dugout When it matters, Dylan Batubinsika plays
- The dugout Octavian Popescu knocks on the manager's door
- Looking ahead Risto Radunović goes back to face Astra