The spotter Victor Piţurcă asked to Maximilian Nicu, the midfielder from Hertha Berlin, to obtain immediately the Romanian citizenship in order to take him at the national team. The player could play in the matches with Serbia and Austria!
The national team prepares to receive a new player: Max Nicu (26 years old), the midfielder of the leader from Bundesliga, Hertha Berlin. He was born in Germania but his parents are Romanian! He would be the first "tricolor" naturalized from the modern history of the national team!
Nicu plays on any post in the middle line, but he is usually used as stopper or on the left side. He has an agreement with Hertha until in 2011, and his first goal in Bundesliga was scored Marica, 2-1 with Stuttgart on October, 18th 2008.
The papers were deposed yesterday at Munchen
Piţurcă asked imperiously the football player to start the demarches in order to obtain the Romanian citizenship, so that he can convoke him alongside Mutu and Chivu. Nicu complied with the solicitations, and the papers were handed in yesterday at the Consulatule from Munchen!
"We need to receive some papers from Romania, and I found out that after this, everything can be solved in two or three days", explained the mother of the player, Costela. This is because the diplomats offered to help to conclude fast the formalities, which, usually last one year! Consequently, when the spotter considers him helpful, Nicu could be present including at the "double" with Serbia and Austria from the preliminaries of World Championship.
Piţurcă: "Hurry up!"
The coach of the national team has been watching the midfielder from Hertha since this autumn. That is why the second coach Ştefan Iovan went especially in Germany at the beginning of this year in order watch and discuss with the player. Even the press officer f
