Officials at Sepsi confirmed they were in exploratory talks with 27-year-old Romanian winger Marius Ștefănescu about a return to Sfântu Gheorghe, but he chose to transfer to Universitatea Cluj. Sepsi's owner, Laszlo Dioszegi, stated the club's approach was delayed as they were waiting to assess their squad. Dioszegi expressed his certainty that the financial aspect was the deciding factor, and explained that based on what he had heard, U Cluj made a very good offer that was significantly beyond what Sepsi could afford. The Romanian international has 2 caps for his country and a current market value of €500k according to Transfermarkt.