Romania international Louis Munteanu is reported to have several interested clubs in Europe, including Lyon and Nantes from Ligue 1, and Valencia from La Liga. Cluj president Iuliu Mureșan has revealed that the club intends to sell their forward to improve their financial situation. Mureșan stated that the club is in advanced discussions to sell two more players, which will solve the financial problems, and added that Louis Munteanu is one of them.

Sport.ro reports that several foreign teams, including Olympique Lyon, are interested in Louis Munteanu, and that he is very close to securing a transfer. The report also states that the only potential problem could be the sum requested by Nelu Varga, as the majority shareholder of CFR Cluj is unwilling to sell his striker for less than ten million euros.

According to Le 10 Sport, Olympique Lyon's first option is to sign Endrick from Real Madrid. If the player from the Spanish capital arrives at Lyon, then Louis Munteanu's transfer will not go ahead. The Lyon club is expected to receive funds and could invest them in Louis Munteanu in January, meaning the striker could reach Ligue 1 in a few weeks. The same publication noted that given the probable arrival of Endrick on loan, the French club might ultimately abandon the transfer of Louis Munteanu.

Sport.ro reports that Olympique Lyon is closely monitoring a promising striker and maintains a strong interest in them. The same source states that scouts from the French club were present in the stands for the CFR – Rapid match, during which Munteanu provided two assists. Sport.ro also reports that CFR is now willing to sell the player for approximately 10 million euros, a decrease from the asking price of around 20 million euros in the summer.