{"id":561439,"date":"2020-08-10T10:54:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-10T14:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=561439"},"modified":"2020-08-21T12:08:39","modified_gmt":"2020-08-21T16:08:39","slug":"report-former-reading-striker-danny-loader-close-to-fc-porto-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/08\/10\/report-former-reading-striker-danny-loader-close-to-fc-porto-move\/","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Former Reading Striker Danny Loader Close to FC Porto Move"},"content":{"rendered":"

FC Porto<\/a> look set to sign former Reading striker\u00a0Danny Loader,<\/a> according to Sky Sports<\/a> and ESPN<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The 19-year-old reportedly received offers from Premier League clubs Wolverhampton Wanderers<\/a>, Leeds United<\/a> and\u00a0Crystal Palace<\/a>. However, the striker may choose options in Portgual rather than England.<\/p>\n

Danny Loader Close to Joining FC Porto<\/h2>\n

Plenty of Offers<\/h3>\n

Loader’s contract expired with Reading at the end of last season and attracted plenty of interest.<\/p>\n

ESPN<\/a> and Portuguese news outlet O Jogo<\/a> reported last week that the young striker would sign for Primeira Liga side FC Porto. The club expected the 19-year-old to sign a three-year deal.<\/p>\n

But, recent reports from Sky Sports<\/a> today suggest Loader also received offers from Sporting Lisbon<\/a> and will choose between the Portuguese rivals.<\/p>\n

Reading will not receive compensation if the striker decides to move to Portugal<\/a>. The transfer would be international, therefore, no compensation would need to be paid.<\/p>\n

Highly-Rated<\/h3>\n

19-year old Loader made 12 appearances for Reading last season, scoring one goal for the Royals.<\/p>\n

The teenager made just 28 appearances overall for Reading. He made his debut in 2017 and scored one goal and made one assist for the Championship club.<\/p>\n

Loader has also represented England at youth level since the age of 14. He represented England 48 times between under-16 and under-20 level, scoring 14 goals.<\/p>\n

Loader Joins Countrymen Abroad<\/h3>\n

If Loader joins Porto or Lisbon, he will join several other young English players who switched English football for the Primeira Liga.<\/p>\n

21-year-old Marcus Edwards<\/a> came through Tottenham Hotspur’s<\/a>\u00a0youth ranks before moving to Portuguese side Vitoria SC in last summer’s transfer window.<\/p>\n

22-year-old centre-back Easah Suliman<\/a> followed Edwards in January 2020. Suliman also joined Victoria SC after coming through Aston Villa’s<\/a>\u00a0youth academy.<\/p>\n

Eric Dier<\/a> was another English player who developed in Portugal before returning to England to join Spurs.<\/p>\n

Dier made 32 appearances for Sporting Lisbon before switching to the Premier League in 2014.<\/p>\n

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