Nelu Varga, ready to give a new financial cannon to CFR Cluj! “We have a good offer from Saudi Arabia”

After selling Philip Otele (25 years old), Răzvan Sava (22), Daniel Bîrligea (24) and Karlo Muhar (28) for a total of 10,000,000 euros, Nelu Varga is ready to give a new financial cannon to CFR Cluj!

The announcement was made by the businessman who controls the Gruia club. Nelu Varga said that he received, from Saudi Arabia, a good offer for one of his players and is considering the possibility of selling him.

Anton Kresic could leave CFR Cluj! Nelu Varga received an offer from Saudi Arabia

CFR Cluj missed the European cups in the 2024-2025 seasonbut Nelu Varga took care to solve the economic situation in Gruia through some resounding moves he made on the transfer market.

The owner of Transylvania made four bomb sales for the level of Romanian football, namely: Philip Otele was transferred to Al Wahda, for 3,500,000 euros, Răzvan Sava to Udinese, for 2,500,000 euros, Daniel Bîrligea at FCSB, also for 2,500,000 euros and Karlo Muhar at Al Orobah, for 1,500,000 euros. The total? No less than 10,000,000 euros was collected by Nelu Verga just in exchange for these 4 footballers. At the same time, Arlind Ajeti (30 years old), transferred to Bodrum FK, in Turkey, for 300,000 euros, and Cătălin Căbuz (28), who was sold to FC Hermannstadt for the symbolic sum of 50,000, also left CFR Cluj. of euros.

However, Nelu Varga announced that he is ready to give another financial cannon, on the model of the first 4 mentioned. The owner of the CFR revealed that he has a tempting offer on the table, from Saudi Arabia, for the Croatian Anton Kresic (28).

The only footballer who could leave is Kresic. We have a good offer from Saudi Arabia. We are seeing these days if that will happen. It will be decided this week”, said Nelu Varga, quoted by Fans.

What a deal for CFR

Anton Kresic is 1.98 meters tall and plays as a central defender. Quoted at 1,200,000 euros by Transfermarkt, he was brought by CFR Cluj in the summer of 2023, initially on loan. After a good season, Transylvania convinced him to stay, and this summer he signed, as a free agent, with Nelu Varga.

But, just a few months later, the owner of the CFR could sell it for a handsome sum in Saudi Arabia, which would bring him an impressive profit.

In total, Anton Kresic collected 40 matches played for CFR Cluj, in which he stood out, among others, with a goal and 4 decisive assists.

The goal was scored in the current season, in which he made 7 appearances for Transylvania, in the Superliga and the Conference League preliminaries.