The manager of the Romanian Football Federation, Vlad Munteanu, who is being named as its next president, is confident that Mircea Lucescu will take over as head coach of Rapid Bucharest in the summer, and Beşiktaş Istanbul in the fall.
Vlad Munteanu (photo: digisport.ro)- I'm sure that Mircea Lucescu will coach in Romania, and I'll tell you why. I think that Mrs Nelia Lucescu (Mircea Lucescu's wife - ed .) is tired of seeing her husband either in Istanbul, Kyiv or Milan... I see him returning to Romania surrounded by the right people.
Why shouldn't he work in Romania? He has all the levers of influence on Rapid, he can make a financial profit, he can develop something. He can come to strengthen the strategy, the club model.
And what will Lucescu do in Besiktas? He's been to Turkey so many times, he knows Turkish football, look at what's happening there... And from a family point of view, working in Bucharest can be an asset, because it will allow him to be close to his grandchildren," Munteanu said.
