Reading FC have decided not to sign Indian U19 international Brandon Fernades according to an official club communiqué.
Brandon spent two weeks with the English Premiership side and he trained with the development squad. The young Goan attacking midfielder impressed the coaches, but the EPL side have taken a decision not to sign him for the moment despite wrong reports of a US$ 1m bid communicated by ESPN Star Sports [+ read more].
“Brandon is a fantastic young man and fitted in exceptionally well while he was here,” said Nick Hammond (Director of Football, Reading FC).
“Him training with the group gave us a really good opportunity to assess him, and while we won’t be pursuing things at this stage, we’ll continue to monitor his progress,” he continued.
“I would very much like to thank Mike Steptoe and everyone at ASD Cape Town for helping facilitate his visit, and we wish Brandon the very best of his luck,” Hammond signed off.
Brandon is currently in Leicester for another two week long trial with Leicester City FC as reported earlier [+ read more].
Please LIKE www.facebook.com/cpd81 to get further updates on the trial in the next couple of days!