Rumoured Cristian Manea

[OhForAGreavsie 6,058]

Thank you @petre.ispirescu, a very interesting read. I must say your report makes me hope that he really has signed with Chelsea.

[Blue Colored Sky 1,807]

Ok, so the kid is talented, no doubt about it. Technically he is very, very good for his age and his passing is precise also. This is why he can also play as a right winger as well. Can't say he is an attacking minded full back, but he likes to make overlapping runs a lot and put in (quality) crosses.

You just described the dream full-back for me : more defensive-minded but fking quality when going forward. I'm inclined to believe that he has technical qualities on high level, that's what I want after Iva. But probably too soon to call him Ivanovic replacement. Anyway thanks for that read, really good one. When Chelsea will be about to sign some Polish kid then I will personate an expert role, we also have lots of quality kids, with this population and over 90% of the boys eager to play football, with ever-changing environment and professionalization of structure from roots I think it won't be long.

[Reddish-Blue 2,489]

Looks like this kid is the real deal, was surprised to see he's already made his Romanian international debut

[zolayes 14,489]

Please just be like Dan Petrescu

[killer1257 3,282]

Hm,I just hope that he develops so fast that we will never see Ivanovic as a right back again^^.

[King11Didier 916]

Nah, we ha(d)ve Wallace! (Is this guy still at Vitesse?)

[We Hate Scouse 10,326]

Nah, we ha(d)ve Wallace! (Is this guy still at Vitesse?)

Yeah doing nothing. Just like he will do here. He's a goner.

[nyikolajevics 2,690]

Nah, we ha(d)ve Wallace! (Is this guy still at Vitesse?)

Wallace became a benchwarmer at Vitesse, he is unlikely to play for Chelsea.

[King11Didier 916]

Yeah, I know his "Chelsea career" is over. He looked really impressive in the summer after his transfer to Chelsea. I don't remember for how much we bought him, but it looks like we won't make profit from him.

About this boy, I can't say anything. I'm just hoping this won't finish as Wallace.

[OhForAGreavsie 6,058]

First glimpses of Wallace made me, and others too I think, feel that I had seen enough to doubt he was of the quality we need. On the other hand, first glimpses of Manea look far more encouraging and definitely make me want to see more.

[pHaRaOn 2,131]

Manager of Viitorul Gheorghe Hagi confirms that Manea were sold.

http://www.dolce-sport.ro/fotbal/fotbal-intern/exclusiv-hagi-cristi-manea-a-fost-vandut-50708/

Rumoured we paid 3 mln. euro for him + 500 000 if/when he debut for our first team.

[Duppy Conqueror 1,527]

Super Dan Petrescu one of my all time Chelsea foreign imports, even tho we got him from Sheffield Wednesday and he had that training field incident with a young JT.

hopefully nationality isn`t his only similarity.

[petre.ispirescu 4,928]

Indeed Hagi (greatest Romanian football player of all time and now Viitorul's owner) confirmed a few days ago that Manea is no longer his player and he's already signed with a big team. In fact, the terms were agreed last winter and he said he will reveal the name of the team after Romania U21's qualifying match against Armenia. That game is scheduled in five days.

99% his next destination is going to be Chelsea and sources close to Manea revealed that, in order to close the deal, Hagi specifically asked Chelsea to try and continue his development and find a team where he can be the undisputed right-back. Apparently Chelsea agreed terms with ADO Den Haag to send him on loan there and have him in their line-up week-in, week-out.

Manea did an interview a couple of days ago and he was also reluctant to reveal the name of his next club, but kinda talks like he's already signed for Chelsea. Here is the interview:

"He [Hagi] told me to come here [to the Romania U21 camp] and give my best for the NT. The squad has some fresh faces, there's always new things to learn and when this camp will be finished he [Hagi] will tell me where I'm heading to next season."

"A foreign league will always be a step forwards, first of all you learn a new language, new tactics, there is a new culture. It is an important step for me, should I leave. Should I stay, I'll continue to play for Viitorul, give my best, train harder trying to become better than I already am."

When they asked him if he can impose himself as a regular starter for Mourinho, he said: "I'm fine with English, I've learned it since I was a little kid. Should I sign for Chelsea, I'll give all of me, I'll work until I'm out of stamina. If it works out, then it's going to be good for me, if not, that's life. But there is no way it won't work out. If you fight for it and work hard, there is no way you will fail. I trust in me and I'm sure everything will be alright."

"My legs won't be shaking when I'll enter [Chelsea's] locker room for the first time. They are footballers and so am I, they've all started from the bottom, just like I did. It'll be a pleasure to work with them."

"Of course I want to follow Dan Petrescu's footsteps and hopefully one day, they [Chelsea fans] will chant Super Cristi like they did with Super Dan."

[xPetrCechx 13,571]

Chelsea sign teenager Cristian Manea - according to Viitorul Constanta CEO

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transfers/chelsea-sign-teenager-cristian-manea--according-to-viitorul-constanta-ceo-10313244.html

[Bosnian Blue 2,471]

Good luck to the kid, seems to have a proper attitude.