“The kind of ambition that the club needs to show” – Bristol City targeting move for 24-year-old: The verdict

This article is part of Football League World’s ‘The Verdict‘ series, which provides personal opinions from the FLW writers regarding the latest breaking news, teams, players, managers, potential signings and more…

Bristol City are one of three sides competing for the signature of Vitoria Guimaraes midfielder Alfa Semedo, according to Football Insider.

The 24-year-old has endured two spells in England before, joining Nottingham Forest on loan in the summer of 2019 and being a semi-regular figure at the City Ground before arriving at Reading the following season.

Recording two goals and three assists in 40 competitive appearances for the Royals, with 39 of those displays coming in the Championship, he was a regular under Veljko Paunovic despite receiving mixed reviews for his spell in Berkshire.

Since moving on from then-parent club Benfica to join Vitoria Guimaraes in 2021, he has seemingly impressed in the Portuguese top tier with Stoke City and Scottish Premiership champions Celtic also believed to be battling it out for the midfielder’s services.

Would this be a good addition for the Robins though? And is he a needed figure in the middle of the park with other areas they may want to address as well?

We asked three of our writers at Football League World to have their say on these questions.

Carla Devine

This would be a generally good signing for Bristol City.

In fairness Semedo, didn’t excel particularly during his loan spells sign Nottingham Forest or Reading.

However, he did prove, especially with the latter, that he is a player that can play week in, week out and do an okay job.

The Robins will be a side keen to push up the table next season and therefore it feels like the 24-year-old could fit in nicely as the