​CFR Cluj was defeated by FC Hermannstadt to end the year in 2nd place in the Superliga, and head coach Nelutu Varga talked about the future of Dan Petrescu on the bench of his team.

Dan Petrescu will extend his contract with CFR Cluj until 2029

Varga, who wanted to offload Dan Petrescu in September, is pleased with how the 55-year-old has righted the ship and said he will extend his contract until 2029.

“We finished the year in second place, but we are on the chart. Are you asking if Dan signed? Dan Petrescu hasn’t signed an extension yet, but don’t ask me about that, it’s clear between us.

Dan Petrescu only needs to put his signature under the contract. This is just a formality, and he will one hundred percent sign with CFR Cluj. We already have his verbal consent. We are understood. Dan Petrescu will be our coach until 2029″ – Nelutu Vargafor ProSport.

Know:

• CFR Cluj occupies a place in the Super League (one point behind the leader Farul), has reached the quarter-finals of the Romanian Cup (a match against FC Arges) and will play in the play-offs for the eighth place in the Conference League (against Lazio Roma).

• Together with CFR, Petrescu won five championship titles in Romania: 2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2021-2022.

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Super League, rating at the end of 2022

1. Constanta Lighthouse 45 points

2. ChFR Cluj 44

3. FCSB 38 (36-25)

4. Rapid Bucharest 38 (27-19)

5. University of Kraiów 38 (27-21)

6. Hermanstadt 33, etc.