Valentin Ţicu

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5 Sep 2026
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Process

Marked for Valentin Ţicu

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The Dinamo Bucharest Herald

31 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Valentin Ţicu turns Cibalia down

“It was not right for me. I am not going to explain why to anybody except the people I owe an explanation to.” A deal agreed between two clubs, and a player who declined to be part of it.

Market

Dinamo Bucharest turn down Pro Patria for David Matei

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

Matthias Verreth runs at them all day

Successful dribbles: 24. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.

Market

Eyes on Alexandru Musi again

The phone has started ringing about Alexandru Musi again, and this time the name on the line is Viitorul. Dinamo Bucharest are listening politely and promising nothing.

Transfer targets

No deal for Giannis Anestis at that price

Dinamo Bucharest offered $62.0K; Botosani said it was not close. The manager will be told the money is still there for the right player, which is what managers are told.

Transfer targets

Napoli tell Dinamo Bucharest: Dinis Rodrigues is not for sale

The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.

Match

Alexandru Pop the difference as Dinamo Bucharest beat Pandurii

Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Alexandru Pop. 1‑0 against Pandurii, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.

Player ratings

Alexandru Pop takes the honours

Marked 7.91 on an afternoon he ran from the first whistle to the last. Whatever else went wrong, Dinamo Bucharest had the best player on the pitch.

Squad

4 Dinamo Bucharest players away with their countries

The training ground goes quiet for a fortnight. 4 men have gone off to be somebody else’s players, and the manager is left with the ones nobody has called.

In brief

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The Dinamo Bucharest Herald

24 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Crisis

Transfer targets

An offer of $5.9M for Christian Makoun

Dinamo Bucharest have gone to Levski with a bid, and the supporters have gone to the internet with an opinion about it. Whether either changes anything is up to the selling club.

The terraces

Supporters turn on the $2.1M sale of Mamoudou Karamoko

He is going to Viitorul, the club has $2.1M 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.

Player ratings

Matthias Verreth beats them one at a time

Successful dribbles: 25. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.

Market

Mamoudou Karamoko moves on

Viitorul pay $2.1M, and the deal is done. The number reads well on a balance sheet; whether it reads well on the pitch is next season's question.

The terraces

$1.7M for David Matei, and Dinamo Bucharest supporters approve

Boards get told what they have done wrong for years and hear nothing on the days they get it right. This is one of those days: David Matei from Universitatea Craiova for $1.7M, and a ticket office having a very good morning.

Transfer targets

Door shut on Vyacheslav Karavaev

Dinamo Bucharest asked and Zenit said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.

Market

Cibalia join the queue for Valentin Ţicu

Add another name to the list: Cibalia have asked the question everybody in the game has been asking about Valentin Ţicu. The answer from Dinamo Bucharest has not changed — yet.

Match

CFR Cluj take the points off Dinamo Bucharest

Beaten 0‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.

Market

A long bet from Dinamo Bucharest on David Matei

He is 20, and nobody at Dinamo Bucharest signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.

In brief