Overview
- Romania league president Gino Iorgulescu said Petrescu has cancer, confirmed he is on chemotherapy, and described the situation as very serious while noting he does not know the exact diagnosis.
- CFR Cluj president Cristian Balaj said Petrescu is being treated in Cluj, that his daughters are by his side, and that his condition is evolving toward the better.
- Local Romanian outlets recently shared images showing Petrescu looking frail while walking in a park, after weeks of low public visibility.
- Reports earlier in December said he had lost around five stone and had pursued treatment with Chinese medicine before beginning chemotherapy.
- Petrescu is a Chelsea great with 208 appearances and multiple trophies, and he resigned from a fourth spell managing CFR Cluj in August.