1) How sure are you they signed him, I heard rumors that Milan is close to getting him as is Fiorentina, but nothing official. Plus a representitive from Milan is coming to watch Niculae in the Romanian Cup Final this weekend. Can you tell me your source, reliabliliy, etc.
2) If this is true, you will have yourself possibly the next best Romanian striker. Gazetta Dello Sport dubbed him as the only current Romanian youngster to excel past Adrian Mutu's expectations. Nicolae has 13 goals in the Romanian League this season, which is a lot considering he only began starting games midway through the season after the departures of Adrian Mutu and Jean Vladoiu (18 & 12 goals respectively). He then became the main attraction of Dinamo Bucuresti. He posess great dribbling skills despite being tall. On top of that he has a "Bierhoff" type header. Hopefully Batigol will stick around to teach this guy a few tricks and he may become a beloved one at Fiorentina.
3) Here is a description of Nicolae made in the youth section from www.footballtransfers.co.uk :
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial">quote:</font><HR>Name: Marius Niculae
Current Club: Dinamo Bucharest
Date of Birth: June 15, 1981
Position: Forward
Comment: Before Adrian Mutu and former Romanian international Jean Vladoiu left Dinamo, Marius Niculae was mostly a substitute. Now he is the main attraction, and everyone expects him to make the two forgotten. Although he is both tall and strong, Niculae also possesses good dribbling skills. He found the net on his debuts for both the U-21 team and the senior squad. This winter he was the target of Lecce (Seria A), but he refused to sign for them when the club presented him with a contract he did not understand and pressured him to leave Dinamo right away and not in the summer like first agreed. The Italian sports paper “La Gazzetta dello Sport” recently said that Fiorentina would really like to get his signature.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
2) If this is true, you will have yourself possibly the next best Romanian striker. Gazetta Dello Sport dubbed him as the only current Romanian youngster to excel past Adrian Mutu's expectations. Nicolae has 13 goals in the Romanian League this season, which is a lot considering he only began starting games midway through the season after the departures of Adrian Mutu and Jean Vladoiu (18 & 12 goals respectively). He then became the main attraction of Dinamo Bucuresti. He posess great dribbling skills despite being tall. On top of that he has a "Bierhoff" type header. Hopefully Batigol will stick around to teach this guy a few tricks and he may become a beloved one at Fiorentina.
3) Here is a description of Nicolae made in the youth section from www.footballtransfers.co.uk :
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial">quote:</font><HR>Name: Marius Niculae
Current Club: Dinamo Bucharest
Date of Birth: June 15, 1981
Position: Forward
Comment: Before Adrian Mutu and former Romanian international Jean Vladoiu left Dinamo, Marius Niculae was mostly a substitute. Now he is the main attraction, and everyone expects him to make the two forgotten. Although he is both tall and strong, Niculae also possesses good dribbling skills. He found the net on his debuts for both the U-21 team and the senior squad. This winter he was the target of Lecce (Seria A), but he refused to sign for them when the club presented him with a contract he did not understand and pressured him to leave Dinamo right away and not in the summer like first agreed. The Italian sports paper “La Gazzetta dello Sport” recently said that Fiorentina would really like to get his signature.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>