Bro, sit down and let me tell you what's going on in our Superliga, because it's pure madness! Jovan Markovic, that 25-year-old striker who played for Farul, didn't stay on the sidelines long. After his contract ended with those guys from Constanța, boss Valeriu Iftime fished him out for FC Botoșani. But hold up, it's not quite done yet: he sent him to Bucharest to get his medicals done, because he has an older injury, a muscle tear. Iftime said it loud and clear on Digi Sport: "We signed, but we're waiting 3 weeks to see if he's okay. The kid's cool, I want to bring him in, but we need to be sure he can run." So he took him on his word, bro! Markovic is valued at €400,000 on the specialist sites. Now they say he'll start running on Monday. Man, I don't really buy these stories about untreated injuries - it reminds me of when I bought that BMW from Relu and he said "it's all good, runs like a dream" and then I found out it needed a timing belt. Same with Markovic: if he wasn't treated properly, he might end up on the sidelines. But Iftime is convinced, he said "he'll be ours." We'll see, live and learn.
On another note, Dan Șucu, the boss of Rapid and majority shareholder at Genoa, pulled a slick move. He transferred directly from AS Roma a 23-year-old midfielder, Tommaso Baldanzi, who already played for Genoa on loan last season. Now he's taken him permanently, again on loan with an obligation to buy. The club's statement says that "Tommaso will be an important pillar for Il Grifone in the 2026/2027 season." Good for Șucu, that guy knows how to do business. Mioara asks me "why don't you do something smart too?" and I tell her "well, is my PFA for nothing?" But it's not the same thing, bro. Șucu pulls strings in Italy, I pull the pipe on the BMW.
And look, there's another move: Răzvan Sava, the 23-year-old goalkeeper who was at Udinese, has returned to the SuperLiga at Universitatea Craiova, the champions of Romania. He has a contract with the Italians for another three years, but he'll play one season on loan at Craiova. Florin Prunea, the former great goalkeeper, commented: "Sava, at Craiova? I'd be careful, because if you leave there from Udinese, you have to watch where you end up. Sava, competing with Popescu and Isenko, I don't think he's above them. Plus, if you come from there, from Italy, and you're a backup in Romania, it's quite delicate." Prunea is right, bro. To leave Italy and end up as a backup at Craiova... better stay at Udinese and drink coffee on the bench. But maybe he wants to play, not just watch. That's what happened to me when I wanted to get a job at a renovation company and ended up carrying tiles up stairs - from boss to porter, bro.
And to end with some good news: Dinamo has left for a training camp in Poland with a young squad, average age 22.3 years. 14 of the 29 players, that's 48.3%, are under 21. The oldest is goalkeeper Devis Epassy, 33. The camp runs until July 2nd and they have three friendlies: against Gornik Leczna, Motor Lublin, and Omonia Nicosia. Man, this Dinamo seems like they want to play with the nursery, not the main team. But maybe something good will come out of it, like at FCSB when they bring in juniors and make money. Anyway, I'd go to one of their games, but Mioara says I don't have money for a ticket after I paid the BMW installment. Alright, I'm off to explain to Brian how I lost a bet on Markovic - he said he wouldn't come back to Romania, but when he heard about Botoșani, he was speechless!
