FCSB received the response on Tuesday after the offer for the transfer of Louis Munteanu (21 years old) from Fiorentina.
Gigi Becali, the owner of FCSB, had an initial round of negotiations with Louis Munteanu’s agent, Pietro Chiodi, and with Fiorentina representatives for the transfer of the forward. The businessman offered 700,000 euros, then raised the amount to 1.2 million euros for Louis Munteanu’s signature.
However, it was not enough for Fiorentina, which requested 1.5 million euros to say "yes" to Louis Munteanu's departure, a forward who is under contract with the Italian team until the summer of 2025.
Becali announced that he does not agree to pay the amount desired by the Tuscan club's bosses, but negotiations continue.
"I went from 700,000 to 1 million for Louis Munteanu and they said they will see, as they don't believe they will let him go for a million, they want a million and a half. I won't go that high. I would go for a million, a million two hundred.
A permanent acquisition, of course, but the thing here is that the player also has a high salary. There are some things to weigh. You can't just give it like that. They (Fiorentina) also made an offer (for renewal). But the player wants to play. But you have to match the offer they make, and it's quite a big offer. It amounts to around 30,000 euros per month.
In the 3rd, 4th year, you reach around 40,000 euros and that's a lot. If they decrease the salary to around 20,000 euros per month, I would agree. And to increase it over 5 years. He said he would communicate 1 million, but they asked for 1.5. We will negotiate further. I would go up to 1.2 million," stated Gigi Becali, according to Fanatik.