Goalkeeper Nyland Signs Until End Of Season

10 March 2022
By Hob Nob Anyone?

Reading have confirmed the signing of goalkeeper Orjan Nyland who arrives to replace Arsenal loan keeper Karl Hein who has returned to his club after injury. Nyland arrives on a short term contract until the end of the season after leaving Bournemouth earlier this year. He made 3 appearances for the Cherries this season - one game in each of the League Cup, FA Cup and Championship. His first appearance of the season saw him conceede six times away at Premier League Norwich City. Despite limited domestic football, Nyland has played four World Cup qualifiers this season for Norway, keeping two clean sheets in the process.

Nyland's previous clubs include Aston Villa where he spent two and a half years and made 28 league starts for the club. However he found opportunities limited after the end of the 2019/2020 season and played just once for Villa in the 2020/2021 season.

Reading have confirmed the signing of goalkeeper Orjan Nyland who arrives to replace Arsenal loan keeper Karl Hein who has returned to his club after injury.
Nyland arrives on a short term contract until the end of the season after leaving Bournemouth earlier this year. He made 3 appearances for the Cherries this season - one game in each of the League Cup, FA Cup and Championship. His first appearance of the season saw him conceede six times away at Premier League Norwich City. Despite limited domestic football, Nyland has played four World Cup qualifiers this season for Norway, keeping two clean sheets in the process.
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Nyland's previous clubs include Aston Villa where he spent two and a half years and made 28 league starts for the club. However he found opportunities limited after the end of the 2019/2020 season and played just once for Villa in the 2020/2021 season.
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Discussion On This Story:

PATRIQT

» 10 Mar 2022 15:21

Another keeper. Don't worry about the defence, the defence is fine.
https://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/2022/march/10/-rjan-nyland-signs-short-term-deal-with-the-royals/

NathStPaul

» 10 Mar 2022 15:25

Southwood isn't up to the job, signing makes sense.

Hound

» 10 Mar 2022 15:31

Fine. He’s tall which helps

genome

» 10 Mar 2022 15:35

Much better signing than Hein ever was

Pepe the Horseman

» 10 Mar 2022 15:36

On paper he's a decent signing. Although just had this from my Villa supporting m8 :lol:

Zip

» 10 Mar 2022 15:36

Yep decent signing.

Stranded

» 10 Mar 2022 15:41

Find very little to complain about with this signing.
Experience in the Premier League, Championship, Bundesliga and in European football. 33 caps for Norway including being the #1 for the last 5 WC qualifiers.
Would struggle to find a better keeper available as a free agent at this stage of a season. Could be a very shrewd signing (or total crap).

Hound

» 10 Mar 2022 15:42

Flicking through his wiki page etc it’s about as good a signing as we could hope for on paper
200 odd games experience and played in the champ and prem

PATRIQT

» 10 Mar 2022 15:43

That gives me the Simon Shephard's.

From Despair To Where?

» 10 Mar 2022 15:44

As Ince pointed out in an interview, we can only sign free transfers which means by and large for outfield players, they've been without a club for 6 months so won't be match ready until after Easter.

Sanguine

» 10 Mar 2022 15:55

Fwiw Nyland was in goal for Villa on the day goal-line technology failed and screwed over Sheff Utd.

Sanguine

» 10 Mar 2022 15:56

morganb

» 10 Mar 2022 15:57

Question is, will he take the number 1 shirt?

Brogue

» 10 Mar 2022 15:58

just spoke to my Fußball-Club Ingolstadt 2004 e.V. supporting mate and he said he's a decent keeper and should do well for us.

Stranded

» 10 Mar 2022 16:06

Do agree with this but it also leaves me wondering how players like this end up without a club. How has he not really been an option for anyone? He's played eight league games in nearly three years (and six times for Norway in that period).

Listening to the interview, he got an injury fairly early on in the season but was #2 behind Travers for most of it. Bournemough signed Woodman at the end of the window, so he moved on to try and get 1st team football somewhere else. Was #2 at Norwich last year as well.
Has still been training at Bournemouth, so should be no concern about fitness. Potential to be a really good signing and if all works out, could well be a player who is here next year too.

Sutekh

» 10 Mar 2022 16:14

6’4”, 31 years old and has started Norway’s last few WC qualifiers
Should fit right in with the rest of the squad as has had a calf injury which is why he was let go by Bournemouth in January. Presuming he is now over that of course otherwise I’m sure the club wouldn’t have signed him.
Has made 1 league appearance in 2 years.

Zip

» 10 Mar 2022 16:41

Useful info your forthcoming pre match presentations where I hope to see a return to your full bodied gallows humour.

Mr Optimist

» 10 Mar 2022 16:59

That gives me the Simon Shephard's.

Please don’t. I’m getting some nasty flashbacks that I thought heavy drinking and the passage of time had got rid of!

morganb

» 10 Mar 2022 16:59

The first Norwegian to play for Reading?

Mr Optimist

» 10 Mar 2022 17:01

Should get a warm reception at Bramall Lane next month then.

windermereROYAL

» 10 Mar 2022 17:41

Happy with this, much better than a 19 year old novice, you would think he is coming her as first choice and a kick in the bollocks for Southwood.

AthleticoSpizz

» 10 Mar 2022 18:01

only let in 6 goals in his last first team game….he’ll do for me

Snowflake Royal

» 10 Mar 2022 18:04

Meh.

Loafer

» 10 Mar 2022 18:13

Hein must be the most bizarre signing we have ever made

RoyalBlue

» 10 Mar 2022 19:17

Hein must be the most bizarre signing we have ever made

Far from it. The goalkeeping coaches I've spoken to about him all said he was a decent keeper and better than Southwood. In my own opinion he played pretty well in the few games he had with us and seemed to inspire more confidence in his team mates.
Just because someone is 'one of our own' doesn't mean they are ready/right for our current situation. It will be great if Southwood comes really good for us either now or in a future season but he may well end up being one of those promising keepers who struggles to make an impression at the higher levels of the game.
And for an objective comparison take a look at the goals conceded and points gained over the five games Hein played and compare to goals conceded and points gained over Southwood's last five games!

From Despair To Where?

» 10 Mar 2022 21:27

My worry about Southwood is that he's 24 and his last 2 contracts have been for 1 year and 2 years. That suggests to me that the club aren't convinced and don't see him as a long term No1.

Millsy

» 11 Mar 2022 00:01

This might be what saves us.
Good job.

morganb

» 11 Mar 2022 07:45

Surprised Bournemouth let him go, sounds like a keeper to me...

Stranded

» 11 Mar 2022 08:00

He only signed a one year deal in August and they brought in Freddie Woodman in January - and even he is just warming the bench. Nyland would have left them in the summer any way so made sense for all parties for him to leave in Jan to try and find first team football somewhere.

SouthDownsRoyal

» 11 Mar 2022 08:13

A good signing.

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