[Albion] Bernardo - Brazilian defender SIGNS from RB Leipzig

[Stumpy Tim]

Oh I know that, but there was talk pre-season and at various points throughout that CH liked this way of playing, the signing of Schelotto perhaps pointed towards it, and Andone doens't feel like a loan striker playing with two wingers type of player. Just my feeling

Where's that talk then? Hughton has always said 4-2-3-1 or 4-4-1-1. I've never heard him mention three at the back before, until the Chelsea game where we were thumped and he reverted back to normal.

Andone has played as a lone striker loads of times too, so I'm not sure why you feel he won't play in that position for us

 

[Blues Rock DJ]

Too short

6' 1" ?

 

[el punal]

Yes. Guy called Branco or something like that

Guy Butterios?

 

[Stat Brother]

Bild reporting we are in for this FLAIRISTA

https://www.bild.de/sport/fussball/rb-leipzig/wettbieten-um-bernardo-56074708.bild.html#fromWall

NOW IT'S THE TURN OF THE ENGLISH - BETTING BIDDING FOR BULL BERNARDO

His apartment in a mansion on Karl-Heine-Strasse has already been quit bull-defender Bernardo (23). Still unclear, however, whether he needs a moving truck or even a container for his furniture.

Because suddenly there are five clubs on the left foot. And the cops waving a fat transfer.

Bidding for Bernardo!

In addition to the VfL Wolfsburg are now also two clubs from the Premier League in poker, according to BILD information. One should be last year's sensational star climber Brighton & Hove Albion. The South-English want to rejuvenate their squad, have already made good experiences with players from Germany with Pascal Groß (27 / before Ingolstadt).

But also means: If the English bid, then it 's expensive. The offers should be at a nearly double-digit million amount. For Bernardo! A player who was in the starting lineup of the Bulls in only 19 of 48 games last season.

However: Bernardo has not yet decided (contract until 2021 in Leipzig), where he wants to play next season. In addition to the Premier League is also the VfL Wolfsburg in the draw. In addition, Mainz and Sevilla will be interested again.

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Brazilian midfielder, only 23, already has UCL and Europa League experience.
Yes Please

6/10

Highlights package and original story but no wiki, transfermarkt or WaG.

 

[albionfan37]

Johniniho crumplinia

Football genius

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

Where's that talk then? Hughton has always said 4-2-3-1 or 4-4-1-1. I've never heard him mention three at the back before, until the Chelsea game where we were thumped and he reverted back to normal.

Andone has played as a lone striker loads of times too, so I'm not sure why you feel he won't play in that position for us

maybe it was just ramblings on here it was a long time ago now - but there was definite chatter before the season, probably not by anyone consequential though

I know nothing of Andone other than he looks much shorter and nippier than the Murray / Ulloa / Hemed player we've had as a lone striker holding the ball up and then getting on the end of crosses. I'm doing nothing but stereotyping, I know, but a formation of Ryan - Schelotto - Balogun - Dunk - Duffy - Bernardo.. Stephens - Propper - Gross .. Locadia - Andone feels kind of progressive for us

 

[Beanstalk]

6/10

Highlights package and original story but no wiki, transfermarkt or WaG.

That's a 2:1! I'll take it.

 

[Stat Brother]

That's a 2:1! I'll take it.

To think 10/10 was within your grasp.

 

[Marshy]

I for one would hate to see us without genuine wingers in the side.

I don't see Hughton changing our style of play at all unless we are hit by a huge injury crisis.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

I know nothing of Andone other than he looks much shorter ... than Murray / Ulloa / Hemed .....

Andone 6'0"
Hemed 6'0"
Ulloa 6'1"
Murray 6'2"

 

[Beanstalk]

Andone 6'0"
Hemed 6'0"
Ulloa 6'1"
Murray 6'2"

Don't let facts get in the way of an assertive opinion.

 

[Marshy]

Andone 6'0"
Hemed 6'0"
Ulloa 6'1"
Murray 6'2"

Ulloa only 6'1 really... crikey I had him a couple of inches taller in my mind for some reason.

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

Andone 6'0"
Hemed 6'0"
Ulloa 6'1"
Murray 6'2"

darn it. he looked so Baldock-y in the videos I've seen.

To be honest I'm not surprised he's 6'0 but shocked those other three are so short. I'm a healthy 6'5 myself, these guys are titches...

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

Don't let facts get in the way of an assertive opinion.

Oh no, facts are important. Does show how perceptions can rule the mind. I'm off to look at more videos of Andone on the sly

 

[Beanstalk]

Oh no, facts are important. Does show how perceptions can rule the mind. I'm off to look at more videos of Andone on the sly

Apologies!

Have been stuck on the tube due to a customer incident at Cally Road, obviously a bit short today. (pun intended)

 

[Stat Brother]

Ulloa only 6'1 really... crikey I had him a couple of inches taller in my mind for some reason.

He kept standing next to Ryan.

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

Apologies!

Have been stuck on the tube due to a customer incident at Cally Road, obviously a bit short today. (pun intended)

nah, you were spot on. having returned from my Andone video watching (there will be work done later today, I'm sure....) I've realised he is actually far more similar in style to Hemed than Baldock or Murray - and a Hemed with pace and enhanced goal-scoring could be very useful indeed...

Back to Bernardo Fernandes da Silva Junior, possible wing-back but probable future defensive midfielder.

Valued at 5.4m according to transfermarkt https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/bernardo/profil/spieler/364258

https://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/...bernardo-fernandes-da-silva-junior-446105.jsp

Bundesliga stars of tomorrow: Bernardo

08.06.2017

RB Leipzig's fairytale first season in the Bundesliga has got the whole world talking about a club who did not even exist as little as eight years ago, including a sizeable number of Brazilian fans now following the fortunes of the boy known as Bernardo.

Bernardo Fernandes da Silva Junior was only 14 when the Saxony-based club were formed, and just five years later, his path to stardom was being plotted. That is when the Sao Paulo-born defender was signed up for the Red Bull Brasil academy from Gremio. From there, it was not as big a step to Red Bull Salzburg as it was geographically from South America to Austria, yet it was a considerable leap forward in the then 21-year-old's career.

Blooded in European football in the Austrian Bundesliga, he found himself moving on to Leipzig just six months and 16 games later, treading a familiar path. Indeed, Bernardo's father – a five-time Brazil international – had also earned some stripes in Europe. Bernardo Sr. only played four times in a two-month stint with Bayern Munich in 1991, but his advice, as his son's agent, contributed to his wise decision to move to Europe and link up with Leipzig in 2016.

"With Bernardo we signed a flexible left-footed player, who can play as a centre-back, a wing-back, but also as a defensive midfielder," said Leipzig's sporting director Ralf Rangnick following Bernardo's arrival. "In the last six months he showed at Salzburg that he has potential, and he has the sort of attributes that we want to see here. His signing means that we have much more squad depth in defence."

Bernardo took to Leipzig and the Bundesliga like a duck to the proverbial water. After playing and scoring in the qualifying rounds of the UEFA Champions League in July, he arrived in Leipzig already match-ready and he was a regular until a meniscus injury picked up at the end of October set him back. He returned to start the final nine games of the season, amassing a total of 27 appearances in his and Leipzig's maiden Bundesliga season.

It is unsurprising he was so popular, with an air of Luiz Gustavo about him. Like his compatriot, who also plied his trade at Bayern Munich and is now captain of Wolfsburg, flexibility is Bernardo's middle name.

"I love playing in the middle, but I can also play as full-back, forward – even goalkeeper if the coach says he needs me there," he joked to the Bild newspaper in an interview conducted in German, only months after he arrived in Leipzig. "But I'm a relatively tall player and my favourite position is definitely centre-back."

He played most of his games for Leipzig at right full-back, but was not out of his depth when he switched over to the left. In a side who conceded just 39 goals in 34 games – fewer than all but Bayern Munich and Hoffenheim – it cannot be denied that Bernardo was a stabilising influence, despite his youth.

His reward? More Champions League football next season, this time with the guarantee of elite opponents in the group stage. "It doesn't matter who we get – they are all going to be great games," said the versatile defender. "I would really like Real Madrid, though, because they're the biggest team in the world for me."

Coming from one of world football's biggest nations, it only stands to reason, therefore, that he does not only intend to face the best in his career. He has every intention of being on the same team as the best. "Every Brazilian would love to play for the Selecao," he said. "Me too. But it's still too soon. It could be possible after the 2018 World Cup in Russia, if I continue to take steps forward here at Leipzig."

 

[Napper]

This kid sounds decent

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

At least Leipzig's sporting director, Ralf Rangnick, will know us well.

I hope this transfer happens.

 

[northstandsteve]

they'll want top dollar