According to Digi Sport, Daniel Pancu, the new coach of Rapid, wants Rareș Ilie at the club. Pancu said that Rareș Ilie is a player he really wants and that he does not hide it, though he added that he does not know the conditions very well. He mentioned that the player belongs to Nice and is in the final year of his contract. The coach also revealed that he had spoken with Ilie recently and noted that at Nice everything is changing, including the shareholders, the sporting director, and the coach.

Rareș Ilie, who is returning to Nice this summer, is being monitored by his former club, Rapid, where Daniel Pancu wants to sign him. The offensive midfielder has only one year left on his contract with the Ligue 1 club, and an extension is considered unlikely. Nice had previously purchased Ilie from Rapid in 2022 for €4,000,000. Rapid now has the option to either loan the player or sign him permanently.