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Busy Week For Transfers At Reading
08 August 2019
By Hob Nob Anyone?
It has been a very busy week for the Royals in the transfer market ahead of the window closing. The Royals have unexpectadly dramatically increased the depth of their squad with a series of big signings of International players. We will head into our second game of the season with a much improved squad and with plenty of options available to manager Jose Gomes as he looks to keep us clear of another relegation battle this season.
Earlier this week we signed striker Lucas Joao from Sheffield Wednesday on a four year contract, goalkeeper Rafael Cabral Barbosa who joins on a three year contract after leaving Sampdoria and Monaco's midfielder Pele on a season long loan. If that wasn't dramatic enough George Puscas has signed from Inter Milan on a five year contract and a big money transfer fee as Reading suddenly found plenty of available funds to make what can only be described as quality signings.
Lucas Joao arrives at Reading shortly after the club confirmed the arrival of forward player Lucas Boye who arrives from Tornio for the season. Lucas Joao is well known to Reading fans after scoring in injury time on Saturday during Sheffield Wednesday's opening day victory at the Madejski Stadium. Joao is a Portugal international and scored 29 goals in 128 appearances for the Owl's after signing four years ago from Portuguese side Nacional.
Goalkeeper Rafael could turn into a massively important signing for Reading after we have struggled to have a consistant goalkeeper since the departure of Ali Al Habsi. Twenty nine year old Rafael has played three times for Brazil but struggled to get into the team at Sampdoria who were willing to let him leave despite time remaining on his contract.
Monaco's Pele was at Nottingham Forest last season and has been sent out on loan again from his parent club Monaco. He appears to be another player known to Gomes, born in Portugal and playing in Portgual for Belenenses before a move to Monaco.
Yesterday's signing George Puscas feels like the icing on the cake of a successful transfer window. Twenty three year old Romanian Puscas has already collected eight caps for his country and signs on a huge five year contract in a clear indication of his potential future value.
With Puscas coming in, highly rated youngster Danny Loader now looks set to join Wolves after failing to agree a new contract with Reading.
Meanwhile Sam Smith and Marc McNulty have gone out on loan for the season and David Meyler has been confirmed as leaving the club. The lists of incoming and outgoing players have become lengthy as it's all change this season at the Madejski Stadium:
Players Signed
- George Puscas (Inter Milan - Five year contract)
- Pele (Monaco - Loan)
- Rafael Cabral Barbosa (Sampdoria - Three year contract)
- Lucas Joao (Sheffield Wednesday - Four year contract)
- Lucas Boye (Torino - Loan)
- Joao Virginia (Everton - Loan)
- Michael Morrison (Released by Birmingham - Free)
- Charlie Adam (Released by Stoke City - Free)
- Matt Miazga (Chelsea - Loan)
Departing Players
- David Meyler (Contract terminated)
- Sam Smith (Cambridge - season long loan)
- Marc McNulty (Sunderland - season long loan)
- Jon Dadi Bodvarsson (Millwall)
- Liam Kelly (Feyenoord)
- Joey van den Berg (NEC Nijmegen)
- Anssi Jaakkola (Bristol Rovers)
- Danzell Gravenberch (released)
- Paul McShane (released)
- John O'Shea (retired)
- Callum Harriott (released)
- George Legg (released)
- Matt Miazga (end of loan)
- Lewis Baker (end of loan)
- Saeid Ezatolahi (end of loan)
Discussion On This Story:
RoyalBird
Be quiet and have some optimism! The season hasn't even started and some of you guys are moaning about him! :roll:
AND THERE'S STILL A FREAKING MONTH TILL THE SEASON STARTS SO HOW DO YOU KNOW COPPELL HASN'T GOT ANYONE LINED UP?!??!?
ALL YOU MOANERS CAN JUST OXF*RD OFF AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED! :evil:
Coppell's Right Footed 11
Be quiet and have some optimism! The season hasn't even started and some of you guys are moaning about him! :roll:
AND THERE'S STILL A FREAKING MONTH TILL THE SEASON STARTS SO HOW DO YOU KNOW COPPELL HASN'T GOT ANYONE LINED UP?!??!?
ALL YOU MOANERS CAN JUST OXF*RD OFF AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED! :evil:
cos hes crap in the transfer market, and has not progressed us in the slighest. We have a worse squad than when he took over!
RoyalBird
Be quiet and have some optimism! The season hasn't even started and some of you guys are moaning about him! :roll:
AND THERE'S STILL A FREAKING MONTH TILL THE SEASON STARTS SO HOW DO YOU KNOW COPPELL HASN'T GOT ANYONE LINED UP?!??!?
ALL YOU MOANERS CAN JUST OXF*RD OFF AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED! :evil:
cos hes crap in the transfer market, and has not progressed us in the slighest. We have a worse squad than when he took over!
That doesn't mean he won't buy excellent players! How do you know he hasn't got Lita lined up or Aliaderie (spelling?) coming on loan to Reading? There's still a month to go before the start of the season people! Give him a little more time!
Coppell's Right Footed 11
cos hes crap in the transfer market, and has not progressed us in the slighest. We have a worse squad than when he took over!
That doesn't mean he won't buy excellent players! How do you know he hasn't got Lita lined up or Aliaderie (spelling?) coming on loan to Reading? There's still a month to go before the start of the season people! Give him a little more time!
because alladiere signed for celtic today on loan, and lita said he's not going anywhere? do you keep upto date on news?
18urz71
RoyalBird
That doesn't mean he won't buy excellent players! How do you know he hasn't got Lita lined up or Aliaderie (spelling?) coming on loan to Reading? There's still a month to go before the start of the season people! Give him a little more time!
because alladiere signed for celtic today on loan, and lita said he's not going anywhere? do you keep upto date on news?
:oops:
Ok then just replace those names with people like Owusu-Abeyie from Arsenal and Chopra
Jeffers217
because alladiere signed for celtic today on loan, and lita said he's not going anywhere? do you keep upto date on news?
:oops:
Ok then just replace those names with people like Owusu-Abeyie from Arsenal and Chopra
Yes and they are great players with loadsa experience arent they! We just have to face the fact that we cant sign players who have been there and done it before (except les and martin), Coppell is struggling to sign quality players who are leagues lower than us. No one put in a bid for Parkin until recently, we couldve snapped him up at least a month ago.
RoyalBird
:oops:
Ok then just replace those names with people like Owusu-Abeyie from Arsenal and Chopra
Yes and they are great players with loadsa experience arent they! We just have to face the fact that we cant sign players who have been there and done it before (except les and martin), Coppell is struggling to sign quality players who are leagues lower than us. No one put in a bid for Parkin until recently, we couldve snapped him up at least a month ago.
Yeah, cos Parkin has loadsa experience in the Championship! At least Chopra has been there and done it before in the old division 1 with Watford, maybe Owusu-Abeyie could help. Surely you get the point by now! There's a month till the league starts and we still have a possibility of signing good players, but all you lot seem to be obsessed that we have only signed 3 players so far! What happens if they become bargains of the season?! At least have some optimism in the team we have at the moment!
Platypuss
Which "big name" players did Pardew attract to us since we've been in the Championship (which is the only fair comparison to make)?
Goater? :oops:
Murray? :oops:
Struggling now. Care to help out?
What we could do in "League 1" a few years back is wholly irrelevant now. We were small fish in a big pond then, but now we're relative small fry in with the big boys.
Royalee
Which "big name" players did Pardew attract to us since we've been in the Championship (which is the only fair comparison to make)?
Goater? :oops:
Murray? :oops:
Struggling now. Care to help out?
What we could do in "League 1" a few years back is wholly irrelevant now. We were small fish in a big pond then, but now we're relative small fry in with the big boys.
Luke Chadwick
Matthew Upson
Steve Sidwell was building a name for himself at this level and that was an ambitious signing.
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