CONFIMRED - Pele

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CONFIMRED - Pele

by PistolPete » 05 Aug 2019 19:47

Source: https://twitter.com/GFFN

Would Jose know him from Rio Ave? If he recently cost £6m then we're getting a bargain surely?

Reading close to Pelé deal
Nice-Matin report that Championship side Reading are closing in on a deal to sign 27-year-old Portuguese midfielder Pelé from AS Monaco.

Finer details are currently unknown, with sources telling Get French Football News that the Ligue 1 side have received both permanent and loan with option to buy proposals for the player this summer.





This would be beyond good. Can it be true?!
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Re: Pele

by Stranded » 05 Aug 2019 19:52

Defensive midfielder, which we desperately need, who did very well in Portugal at Rio Ave. Would imagine some of the coaching staff know him well as a result.

Not quite worked out at Monaco after at €8m move and was on loan at Forest back end of last season.

Could be just what we need.

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Re: Pele

by Nameless » 05 Aug 2019 19:57

Hope,it’s him.there’s another Portuguese midfielder called Pele who left his last club due to a heart condition.

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by WoodleyRoyal » 05 Aug 2019 19:58

sign this guy, the brazillian goalkeeper, Ejaria and a striker and we could honestly be looking top half / play off contenders

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by Hound » 05 Aug 2019 20:07

Yeah posted a bit about him on another thread

Looks useful, had a very good season for Rio, followed by a poor one for Thierry Henry’s Monaco last year

Statistically his loan at Forest didn’t look great, but seemed to make a reasonable impression according to the press. Good at breaking up play and a muscular presence apparently

Ridiculous penalty technique

He looks to have a bit of quality and certainly would be happy with the signing personally

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by WoodleyRoyal » 05 Aug 2019 20:13

Yep my Belenenses SAD supporting mate says he's got something about him and should be a good fit in the championship

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by Pepe the Horseman » 05 Aug 2019 20:25

WoodleyRoyal Yep my Belenenses SAD supporting mate says he's got something about him and should be a good fit in the championship

lol

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Re: RUMOUR - Pele

by Esteban » 05 Aug 2019 20:47

Never heard of him, but I quite like the idea of having Moore, Pele and Puscas starting for us.


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by Gunny Fishcake » 05 Aug 2019 20:58

Last time I saw Pele he was advertising Viagra on telly :lol:

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by WoodleyRoyal » 05 Aug 2019 21:17

at least we finally have closure on who this guy was


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by Pepe the Horseman » 05 Aug 2019 21:20

WoodleyRoyal at least we finally have closure on who this guy was


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by WestYorksRoyal » 05 Aug 2019 21:31


Neither did Baker at Boro and Leeds, Ejaria at Sunderland and Rangers, nor Miazga at Nantes.

He plays in a position we desperately need to fill and clearly has some quality given Monaco were willing to pay a reasonable fee. Hopefully he could flourish under Gomes.


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by Maneki Neko » 05 Aug 2019 21:57

Him and joao and I'd be happy enough tbh

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by windermereROYAL » 05 Aug 2019 22:02

Wondering how close we are getting to breaching FFP with all these players coming in.

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Re: RUMOUR - Pele

by WoodleyRoyal » 05 Aug 2019 22:07

FFP Is all made up ffs. Tactics from the club, plead that we’re broke and clubs will take pity on us :wink:

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by StellaPlease » 05 Aug 2019 22:10

Maneki Neko Him and joao and I'd be happy enough tbh


And the keeper, and we'd have the makings of a decent side.

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by EverHopeful » 06 Aug 2019 00:04

WoodleyRoyal Yep my Belenenses SAD supporting mate says he's got something about him and should be a good fit in the championship

Top team Belenenses SAD and the other morph..............RFC season ticket holders abroad watch them minimum two times a year. C'mom you Blues

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by FiNeRaIn » 06 Aug 2019 00:39

WoodleyRoyal at least we finally have closure on who this guy was



:lol: :lol:

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Re: RUMOUR - Pele

by Sutekh » 06 Aug 2019 08:57

Pele’s real name is Judilson Mamadu Tuncará Gomes.

Would be Reading’s first Guinea-Bissau international.

28 in September.

Midfielder.

Never really settled anywhere and Monaco obviously already looking to offload after reportedly spending €10m on him last summer (apparently €5m to Ave and €5m to Benfica) so doesn’t sound terribly encouraging but then their manager, Jardim, left Monaco a few months after so who knows.

He seems to have been most effective in his short spell at Rio Ave (just missed JG) which earned the move to Monaco.

As yet no mention in local media of this one.

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