CFR Cluj formalized the parting with Dan Petrescu on Thursdayat the end of a season in which the team finished only third after five consecutive Super League titles.

Cristiano Bergodi and Andrea Mandorlini, who are wanted by the Cluj CFR

As the team meeting for the new season will take place next week, the club management is in a hurry to appoint a new coach.

Transylvania have already started negotiations with Italian Cristiano Bergodi, who is out of contract with Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe.

If the negotiations do not reach a common denominator, another Italian may end up in Gruia – Andrea Mandorlini.

The president of CFR Cluj, Christy Balaj, acknowledged the talks with Bergodi, but refused to talk about Madorlini.

“From today we started working intensively. I asked questions but no contract offer was sent while I had Petrescu under contract. That would be disrespectful.

“If Petrescu left, would you agree to discuss possible cooperation?” Some answered “no”, others – “yes”. One of them is Berghodi. It doesn’t matter what he said, as of today we are looking for a coach, we have several options.

I didn’t start with Bergodi. There were many coaches who were transferred to CFR Cluj, the nicest was Mr. Boloni, I really didn’t talk to him. That’s not to say the names in the press aren’t valuable, they all are.

I cannot speak about the second. I don’t argue (not about Mandorlini), I don’t call names and I don’t want to go in the wrong direction” Christy Balay announcedreports DigiSport.

Both coaches also coached Cluj: Cristiano Bergodi in 2006-2007 and Andrea Madorlini from November 2009 to September 2010.