With the end of the month approaching, Wuhan Three Town foreigner Nicolae Stanciu is about to embark on a return trip to build up his strength for the Euro 2024 qualifiers. However, the Romanian media is worried about Stanciu's hiatus since the end of last year, and his competitive status is a mystery. In the face of this concern, Romanian Football Federation president Razvan Buleanu has appeared to take it in his stride. He revealed that Stanciu will return to the team ahead of schedule to undergo specialized training and that he has full confidence in the player.
Nicolas Stanciu
As the soul of the Romanian team, Stanciu joined Wuhan Sanzhen last season and helped the team write the "Kaiserslautern Miracle". Despite the fact that he has already won four championships in the Bundesliga, Czech Liga, Romanian Liga and Chinese Super League, national team coach Jorda Nescu has reservations about Stanciu's choice to play in China.
(left) Nikolai Stanciu
In an interview, Jordǎnescu bluntly stated that he was not in favor of Stanciu joining Wuhan Sanzhen, but as the head coach of the national team, he could only accept and understand the decision. Stancho was first called up by Jordǎnescu in September last year and played in the UEFA Nations League as captain.
At the end of the month, Romania will face Andorra and Belarus in European qualifiers. Given the injury to Yanis Hagi, Iordanescu will continue to build the offense with Stanciu at the center and may even keep him as captain. Kirikesh's injury-adjusted list solidifies Stanciu's position.
Stanciu is well aware of the expectations and questions he is carrying. In order to reconcile the relationship between the club and the national team, he decided to arrive in Bucharest ahead of schedule to undergo special training with the national team. President Buleanu also publicly confirmed the news: "The Chinese Super League has not yet started and he can only participate in warm-up matches, but Nikola Stanciu will arrive in Bucharest early to receive special instruction from the coaching staff."
Meanwhile, Burreanu also confirmed that Kirikesh will be withdrawn from training due to injury: "Kirikesh's absence is a huge loss for the national team. We hope that he will recover quickly and return to the national team in June. At the same time, we also hope that there will be no other injuries in the national team."
