FCSB received a loan offer for Octavian Popescu from Levadiakos, a team managed by Charalambous and Pintilii, but club official Mihai Stoica stated that this proposal is not being considered. Stoica also asserted that Popescu would not be joining CFR Cluj and added that the player will not leave FCSB. These statements are contrary to reports that FCSB's owner, Gigi Becali, had accepted a public loan proposal from CFR Cluj's coach, Marius Șumudică. The 23-year-old Romanian winger joined FCSB in September 2020, has a contract until June 2026, and has earned 7 caps for his country. According to Transfermarkt, his current market value is €600k.