Cristi Chivu, Nelu Varga’s shot at CFR Cluj, if he will give up Dan Petrescu? The revelation of the former colleague from the Romanian national team: “That’s what I heard”

A former colleague of Cristi Chivu from the Romanian national team said what are the chances that Nelu Varga will appoint the former defender as coach at CFR Cluj, if he gives up on Dan Petrescu.

CFR Cluj had several contradictory results recently, and rumors of Dan Petrescu’s replacement are becoming more frequent.

What are the chances that Nelu Varga will bring Cristi Chivu to CFR Cluj, instead of Dan Petrescu

One of the names circulated to replace the technician who brought five titles to Gruia, during the three previous mandates, is Cristian Chivu. However, Marius Niculae is skeptical that this will happen.

“I know from hearsay that he has refused teams from Romania before, I think he will continue abroad. He took it in small steps from the children’s and junior groups to Primavera and will probably continue there.

Although CFR is a big team, there were probably other big teams that courted him, but at the moment CFR has a coach and I don’t think it’s normal to discuss now who could come.

We know Dan Petrescu, he is a coach who wins titles, probably those from CFR did not expect to not be in first place. I have nothing to comment as long as the CFR Cluj team has a coach”, said the former striker.

Chivu has been tipped to take over Inter’s senior team in the spring of 2023

Chivu started his coaching career in 2018 when he was named on the Inter Milan U14 bench. In the following two seasons he trained the U17 and U18 teams of the Italian club, after which he took over Inter Primavera, the youth team, with which he won the title in the 2021/2022 season.

He quit the technical bench in the summer of this year, and Mattia Zangari, a journalist at fcinternews.it, one of the most famous news sites dedicated to Inter, said, exclusively for ProSporthow the former Romanian defender’s decision was perceived in Italy.

“Chivu was an excellent defender at Roma and Inter, clubs with which he won everything. With the “nerazzurri” he made his debut as a coach of the youth team until he ended up coaching the U19 team with which he won a historic Scudetto, the tenth in that category.

In my opinion, he considered that he had completed his cycle at the youth level, which lasted six intense years. Perhaps with the ambition to reach the bench of a senior team. He himself said he has options on the table. I know there were talks with Ajax, his former team, but probably no deal was reached.

In the press, there was talk of a possible appointment of Chivu as interim coach, during the crisis at Inter, in the spring of 2023. Then Inzaghi saved the situation by taking the team to the final of the Champions League”, said the Italian journalist.