Reading have completed the signing of Alfa Semedo from Benfica on a season long loan. The 23 year old midfielder arrives at Reading after spending last season on loan at Championship side Nottingham Forest where he had a mixture of starts and appearances off the bench. Semedo clocked up 26 appearances for Forest and scored two goals before a very short return to his parent club.
He signed his professional contract with Benfica in the summer of 2018 and has played 8 times for his club scoring once.
Paunovic describes the player as "strong, powerful, versatile, comfortable on the ball and full of energy." - which sounds like a postitive endorsement of his new signing as he aims to keep Reading at the right end of the table this season.
Meanwhile former Reading defender Chris Gunter who left when his contract expired in the summer looks set to sign for Charlton Athletic.
Alfa Semedo Signs For Season
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ST Stranded 14 Sep 2020 · 7:53am
According to Readingfcexclusives on that there Twitter - who is more often right than not: Not heard a thing on Mendes but do know Reading are sorting out a loan deal for Alfa Semedo from Benfica Played 24 times for Forest last year.
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NA Nameless 14 Sep 2020 · 7:59am
So was the Semedo we had before the Beta Semedo and this one is an upgraded version with the bugs fixed ?
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ST Stranded 14 Sep 2020 · 8:46am
Been picked up by everyone's favourite, I'm not a journalist anymore but still post like one Courtney Friday. Would offer competition for Laurent and Rino in the more defensive CDM role and has Champ experience, potentially a good loan deal.
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SN Snowball 14 Sep 2020 · 8:57am
So was the Semedo we had before the Beta Semedo and this one is an upgraded version with the bugs fixed ? It's Microsoft, so never fixed, sorry.
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HO Hound 14 Sep 2020 · 9:19am
doesn't look like he was especially good last year, but would provide some cover
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LI linkenholtroyal 14 Sep 2020 · 9:50am
doesn't look like he was especially good last year, but would provide some cover Made 25 appearances in a team that got to the play offs he must be ok with the options they have at Forest so I am in.
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ST Stranded 14 Sep 2020 · 9:54am
doesn't look like he was especially good last year, but would provide some cover Pele was apparently pants at Forest but most fans would have taken him on permanently after his time here last season. Forest may just not have been the right fit for him.
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GE genome 14 Sep 2020 · 10:14am
Been picked up by everyone's favourite, I'm not a journalist anymore but still post like one Courtney Friday. Yeah, I'm confused about this. Didn't he leave the Chronicle?