Steaua Bucharest's imprisoned owner Gigi Becali has cancelled Vlad Chiriches' proposed move to Tottenham.
The Romanian centre-back was set to join Spurs for £6.9million but the North London club did not want to wait for Steaua's Champions League qualifier with Dinamo Tbilisi on Tuesday.
Becali, in jail over a land exchange case, told Steaua manager Mihai Stoica that he did not want the deal go ahead.
"Who are Tottenham?! Do not do any transfer, my name is Gigi Becali, I'm not a slave to anybody! We have an important game in the Champions League, why can't they wait?" Stoica told DigiSport of what Becali said.
"Until winter he will not leave under any circumstances. This could be a blow to Chiriches, but he should understand. He owes a lot to Steaua. Things are good, we are in qualifying for the Champions League. We are in good shape.
"[Tottenham] made a big mistake. They sparked anger in Gigi."
