Alfa Semedo Signs For Season

05 October 2020
By Hob Nob Anyone?

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.

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.

Discussion On This Story:

Stranded

» 14 Sep 2020 07:53

According to Readingfcexclusives on that there Twitter - who is more often right than not:
Played 24 times for Forest last year.

Nameless

» 14 Sep 2020 07:59

So was the Semedo we had before the Beta Semedo and this one is an upgraded version with the bugs fixed ?

Stranded

» 14 Sep 2020 08:46

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.

Snowball

» 14 Sep 2020 08:57

It's Microsoft, so never fixed, sorry.

Hound

» 14 Sep 2020 09:19

doesn't look like he was especially good last year, but would provide some cover

linkenholtroyal

» 14 Sep 2020 09:50

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.

Stranded

» 14 Sep 2020 09:54

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.

genome

» 14 Sep 2020 10:14

Yeah, I'm confused about this. Didn't he leave the Chronicle?

Mid Sussex Royal

» 14 Sep 2020 10:45

Yeah, I'm confused about this. Didn't he leave the Chronicle?

I believe he did, but he still appears to have the contacts the others don't which is what journalism is all about

paultheroyal

» 14 Sep 2020 11:31

Yeah, I'm confused about this. Didn't he leave the Chronicle?

I believe he did, but he still appears to use HNA which is what journalism is all about

Corrected for you.

Nameless

» 14 Sep 2020 11:32

I believe he did, but he still appears to use HNA which is what journalism is all about

Corrected for you.
Has no one worked out who Courtney posts as on here !

paultheroyal

» 14 Sep 2020 11:36

Corrected for you.
Has no one worked out who Courtney posts as on here !

With all the sitting on the fence, backtracking etc - Snowflake Royal was the favourite - it mirrors both styles!!! :-)

Nameless

» 14 Sep 2020 11:59

Has no one worked out who Courtney posts as on here !

With all the sitting on the fence, backtracking etc - Snowflake Royal was the favourite - it mirrors both styles!!! :-)

Not emotional enough for him I don’t think....

SCIAG

» 14 Sep 2020 12:51

No, it’s the other way around, this is an early stage of Nelson.

tidus_mi2

» 14 Sep 2020 12:54

Hound

» 14 Sep 2020 12:59

Corrected for you.
Has no one worked out who Courtney posts as on here !

OMA?

From Despair To Where?

» 14 Sep 2020 13:06

I was going to joke we should also sign Mahlon Romeo from Millwall to play alongside him but it led me down the Wikipedia rabbithole to discover that Mahlon Romeo's dad is Jazzy B of Soul II Soul.

Hound

» 14 Sep 2020 13:14

Top band. Yeah was aware of that one

linkenholtroyal

» 14 Sep 2020 13:16

Corrected for you.
Has no one worked out who Courtney posts as on here !
Daveroyal

Franconian Royal

» 14 Sep 2020 13:23

Corrected for you.
Has no one worked out who Courtney posts as on here !

Go on, who is it? Leaving us hanging like this is not very fair, is it?

Nameless

» 14 Sep 2020 13:24

Has no one worked out who Courtney posts as on here !

OMA?

Got to be, the massive over blown criticism of someone no one else gives a monkeys about is a giveaway. Plus the obsession wanting to be ITK.

Hound

» 14 Sep 2020 13:28

OMA?

Got to be, the massive over blown criticism of someone no one else gives a monkeys about is a giveaway. Plus the obsession wanting to be ITK.

have my suspicions. And fishing for someone to go against and praise him.

SouthDownsRoyal

» 14 Sep 2020 13:32

Has no one worked out who Courtney posts as on here !

Go on, who is it? Leaving us hanging like this is not very fair, is it?

Is it Paultheroyal

Sutekh

» 14 Sep 2020 13:50

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.
Well they almost did, crashed out on the final day when they got smashed 4-1 by Stoke and Swansea smashed another team 4-1.

Forest, going really well and looking good for the play offs before the season was suspended. When the season restarted Semedo made just 2 further appearances, none of which were in the final 3 games, when Forest really threw it all away.
And I don’t think Semedo played in either game v Reading last season (and Forest won neither :lol: )

From Despair To Where?

» 14 Sep 2020 14:15

Our last Portuguese ex Forest loanee did alright.

Franconian Royal

» 14 Sep 2020 15:13

Go on, who is it? Leaving us hanging like this is not very fair, is it?

Is it Paultheroyal

Is it you?

linkenholtroyal

» 14 Sep 2020 15:54

Na don’t want the Beta model that rotted to bits and the head gasket kept blowing from what I remember.

SouthDownsRoyal

» 14 Sep 2020 16:12

Is it Paultheroyal

Is it you?

No, is it you?

Snowflake Royal

» 14 Sep 2020 17:47

Think we need a finished product so I'd rather go for Omega.

Franconian Royal

» 14 Sep 2020 20:07

Is it you?

No, is it you?
Nope, not me, sorry for the let down

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