Romania’s CFR Cluj Welcomes Moroccan Midfielder Omar El Kaddouri
El Kaddouri’s football journey includes representing the Moroccan National Team at the young age of 22.
Rabat – Romanian football club CFR Cluj announced on Friday it has signed Morocco’s international football player Omar El Kaddouri, marking the club’s first major transfer of the winter season.
With a background of extensive Serie A experience, El Kaddouri brings a wealth of skill and prowess to the Romanian Liga 1, the team said in a statement.
El Kaddouri made a remarkable 108 appearances for prominent Italian clubs like Napoli, Torino, and Empoli and has established himself as a seasoned player in European football.
The midfielder’s recent six-season spell at PAOK Salonika further showcased his talents, featuring in 173 matches, where he displayed his talent by scoring 10 goals and providing 13 crucial assists.
Born in Belgium with Moroccan roots, El Kaddouri’s football journey includes representing the Moroccan National Team at the young age of 22.
With 32 national team appearances and 5 goals to his name, he participated in the 2012 Olympic Games.
In the statement, the club expressed their enthusiasm for the arrival of El Kaddouri, extending a hearty welcome to him as he joins CFR Cluj.
“We welcome him to the CFR family and wish him many achievements alongside our team!” the club said in the statement.
FCSB can sell a central defender to their arch-rival CFR Cluj
FCSB is preparing to part ways with an old player, a central defender who hasn’t had many chances and minutes in the red and blue jersey.
The Romanian champion, recently qualified for the main group stage of the Europa League, has decided to part ways with Denis Haruț, a 25-year-old defender brought in from FC Botoșani. The defender will no longer be part of the squad at Berceni but could be involved in a surprising transfer, possibly to the arch-rival CFR Cluj, from where Bucharest just brought in Daniel Bîrligea.
Haruț did not want to move to Farul Constanța, where he was practically guaranteed by owner Gigi Becali, and could play for another team in the Superliga. CFR officials have shown interest in his services, especially considering that Cluj won’t rely on Matija Boben (30 years old), Anton Kresic (28 years old), and Arlind Ajeti (30 years old) anymore.
“I gave Haruț the paper to leave freely. I told Bilașco. He said he might be interested, but I don’t even know what Haruț did anymore. I let him go to Hagi, then he said he won’t go there anymore, I really don’t know,” stated Gigi Becali, live on Fanatik Superliga.
