pəlaɪtˈeɪnɪkə tˈɪmɪʃˌoːɹə ɐɡɹˈiːd tə lˈɛt hˌɪm bˈæk ˌɪntʊ ðə skwˈɑːd ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt, ænd hiː wʌz lˈoʊnd ˈaʊt tə ðə sˈɛkənd lˈiːɡ klˈʌb sˌiːˈɛs bˈʌftiə wˌɛɹ hiː skˈoːɹd nˈaɪn ɡˈoʊlz ɪn θˈɜːtiːn ɡˈeɪmz.
Politehnica Timişoara agreed to let him back into the squad in 2008, and he was loaned out to the second league club CS Buftea where he scored 9 goals in 13 games.