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EXCLUSIVE: Premier League clubs monitor Atletico Madrid veteran
Jacque Talbot
- Updated: 11 Dec 2024 10:37 GMT
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Exclusive
A number of Premier League clubs are monitoring Atletico Madrid veteran Reinildo as an option for next year, FootballTransfers can reveal.
The wing-back’s contract is up June 2025 at the Metropolitano stadium, which means he can talk to clubs in January outside of Spain over signing a pre-contract agreement.
It's possible that the La Liga club may even look to sell the 30-year-old in the upcoming window, as to not lose him on a free transfer next year.
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The Mozambique player has featued in 18 La Liga matches this season for Atletico, starting in seven of those games. Across the entire campaign, he has played in 18 matches, includiung two matches in the Champions League.
Reinaldo has been with Atletico since 2022, when he joined the Spanish outfit from Lille for €3 million.
He has played in over 90 matches for Diego Simeone's side, being one of the most trusted and reliable players for the Argentine.
Current ETV
Reinildo Isnard Mandava
D (CL)
Atlético
Reinildo Isnard Mandava
D (CL)
Atlético
ETV Range
€1.7M - €2.8M
How good is Reinildo Mandava?
Reinildo is one of the best-ever Mozambican players. He began his professional career with Ferroviario da Beira in his home nation and has gone from strength to strength since.
He said of the early start of his career: “When I was eight or nine years old, I used to play in the street in my neighborhood with my friends. One day I told my father [who worked as a coach] that he should come and see me play. That same day when I went to play, he came over to see me secretly.
"When I got back home, he called me just before dinner and told me that if I continued like that, I would become a great player. He told me that I had to focus on achieving that goal, to dedicate myself one hundred percent.”
Soon his talent was picked up by scouts and he joined Lille. In his first years, he secured a spot as their secondary left-back following the exits of Fode Ballo-Toure and Youssouf Kone, before becoming their go-to for that position in their title-winning season in 2020–21.
He joined Atletico in January 2022, and he has become part of the furniture. He was favoured over former Atleico player Renan Lodi when the Brazilian was at the club. But ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during a match against Real Madrid back in February 2023.
