RUMOUR- Masal Bagduv

[Tinrib]

Can't vouch for the original source, however an interesting one nonetheless.

http://www.eleven-a-side.com/mb/viewthread.asp?tid=253

Moldovan sensation Bugduv to be loaned to Irish club Cork City

BALTI, MOLDOVA (AP) The top sports daily in Balti, Moldova is reporting Tuesday night that Moldovan teenage sensation Masal ’Massi’ Bagduv is in London with a view to signing for a leading English football club, with Reading FC being named as the most likely destination.
If signed, it is believed that the teenage international who is now out of contract at Olimpia Tirol will be loaned to Irish Club Cork City for the remainder of the Irish domestic football season and will return to play for Reading in mid-winter.
The deal is believed to be part of the plans by Reading to sell Ireland striker Kevin Doyle and to purchase Cork striker David Mooney.
"Massi is a player of great and enormous potential who will bring wins to what ever club he plays for. Already this year he has caught the interest of Arsenal FC manager Wenger and Zenit St Petersburg, but he wants to play in English football and our plan is to gradually introduce him to this" said his agent and mentor Sergei Yulikov last night.
"I cannot comment on the Reading situation and the link with the Irish club City of Cork FC,"but if it means that Massi will be playing in England this season 08-09, it can only be good for him.
Bugduv left Moldova at 0700 GMT Tuesday in the company of Yulikov and flew to London via Budapest, where it is believed he has met with officials of Reading FC.
Masal Bugduv has been described as one of the most exciting young footballers to come out of Moldocan football.
Born on April 14, 1992, he shot to fame playing for his native FC Olimpia B?l?i for whom he scored a hattrick on his competitive debut in an Adzi Cup match in December 2007.
Bagduv became the youngest player capped at that level by his country and he went on to make his senior international debut aged just 16 years and 44 days when he came on for the national team in their 2-2 draw with Armenia in a friendly international in Tiraspol on May 28.
Trailing 2-1 with just ten minutes left, Moldova seemed set to lose until Bagduv lost his marker on the left wing, shimmied inside two defenders and fired in a shot that could only be parried by Armenian keeper Racif into the path of onrushing Igor Bugaev who equalised. (AP)

[madreadingfan]

sounds good to me

[Archie's penalty]

Sounds a bit of a mental rumour to me. Not the kind of player/deal that Reading and Coppell do. Sounds a bit like the Tevez/Mascherano affair. We would only have him for a while, taking all attention away from our players and he would be sold on. Can't see how this would be good for the club in any way...

[Streets]

Massi > Messi

Bugduv, seriously though, Massi on the shirt please.

Sounds a bit like the Tevez/Mascherano affair.

Does it?

If signed, it is believed that the teenage international who is now out of contract at Olimpia Tirol will be loaned to Irish Club Cork City for the remainder of the Irish domestic football season and will return to play for Reading in mid-winter.

Sounds like we sign him, loan him out to get games at a reasonable standard and then he comes back and we settle him in and work on him.

I don't see any third party ownership.

[Archie's penalty]

Massi > Messi

Bugduv, seriously though, Massi on the shirt please.

Sounds a bit like the Tevez/Mascherano affair.

Does it?

If signed, it is believed that the teenage international who is now out of contract at Olimpia Tirol will be loaned to Irish Club Cork City for the remainder of the Irish domestic football season and will return to play for Reading in mid-winter.

Sounds like we sign him, loan him out to get games at a reasonable standard and then he comes back and we settle him in and work on him.

I don't see any third party ownership.

I meant in the way that it is a big signing that would get the football world talking but would not provide much benefit to the club. Look at the effect Tevez and Mascherano had on Wet Sham. And before you say it yes I know Tevez kept them up but I don't think the signings helped their season in the main...

[el_presidente]

... I don't think the signings helped their season in the main...

Apart from keeping them up?

[Royalwaster]

I meant in the way that it is a big signing that would get the football world talking but would not provide much benefit to the club. Look at the effect Tevez and Mascherano had on Wet Sham. And before you say it yes I know Tevez kept them up but I don't think the signings helped their season in the main...

A big signing - the lad if he really exists comes from Moldova! That's not exactly football Mecca! Tevez and Mascherano were signed having just represented Argentina in the World Cup ..... So sounds to me more like a small, insignificant signing that could be a complete flop.

[Archie's penalty]

I meant in the way that it is a big signing that would get the football world talking but would not provide much benefit to the club. Look at the effect Tevez and Mascherano had on Wet Sham. And before you say it yes I know Tevez kept them up but I don't think the signings helped their season in the main...

A big signing - the lad if he really exists comes from Moldova! That's not exactly football Mecca! Tevez and Mascherano were signed having just represented Argentina in the World Cup ..... So sounds to me more like a small, insignificant signing that could be a complete flop.

But look at the clubs in for him - Chelsea, Arsenal, Zenit. If he came to Reading it would just be a stepping stone to greater things. But yeah we don't even know if he exists!

[Southbank Old Boy]

But look at the clubs in for him - Chelsea, Arsenal, Zenit. If he came to Reading it would just be a stepping stone to greater things. But yeah we don't even know if he exists!

According to who though? His agent!!!

This reminds me more of the Arron Brown signing the West Ham getting Tevez

[Streets]

But look at the clubs in for him - Chelsea, Arsenal, Zenit. If he came to Reading it would just be a stepping stone to greater things. But yeah we don't even know if he exists!

According to who though? His agent!!!

This reminds me more of the Arron Brown signing the West Ham getting Tevez

Aaron

[/Spacey Mode Off]

[Southbank Old Boy]

Thanks Jay

The one thing that doesn't quite add up about the story is that we keep buying players from Cork and we hear it'll take them a while to adjust and get up to speed etc

Now we're reading that we might send a player out there to help get up to speed

Either thats just a little odd, or we think we owe Cork another favour, or this kid is miles away from being good enough

[Royal Rother]

Bagduv became the youngest player capped at that level by his country and he went on to make his senior international debut aged just 16 years and 44 days when he came on for the national team in their 2-2 draw with Armenia in a friendly international in Tiraspol on May 28.

Trailing 2-1 with just ten minutes left, Moldova seemed set to lose until Bagduv lost his marker on the left wing, shimmied inside two defenders and fired in a shot that could only be parried by Armenian keeper Racif into the path of onrushing Igor Bugaev who equalised.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=AV96YJAnyTQ

The last goal appears to have been scored by Alexeev and certainly wasn't the result of a left winger shimmying and shooting...

[Royal Rother]

http://masalbugduv.blogspot.com/

Saturday, July 26, 2008
Bugduv on verge of being signed by Arsenal

BALTI,MOLDOVA (AP) The top sports daily in Balti, Moldova, Diario Mo Thon reported Saturday night that teenage football sensation Masal "Massi" Bugduv is in London (Saturday) with a view towards signing for leading Premiership team Arsenal.
Bugduv left Moldova at 1400GMT Saturday in the company of his agent and mentor Sergei Yulikov and flew to London via Budapest. Sources at his club Olimpia say the teenage hotshot has played his last game for the club and may be unveiled at Arsenal's training ground on Monday afternoon, pending the successful completion of a rigorous medical investigation on Sunday.
Bugduv has been described as one of the most exciting young footballers to come out of Moldovan football and made his full international debut in May aged just 16 years and 44 days when he came out as a substitute versus Armenia. He set up the equalising goal in a 2-2 tie. (AP)

[loyalroyal4life]

He's 16 if this amazingly is true, he wont be playing in our team for at least 2 seasons!

[Royalwaster]

He's 16 if this amazingly is true, he wont be playing in our team for at least 2 seasons!

More likely though he'll be playing for Brentford in 2 seasons ... either on loan or permanently. Or, on the other hand, if he's really that good he'll be playing for Aston Villa!

[Royal Rother]

I find it hard to believe that Moldova has a "sports daily"!

The name given to the publication in the quotes is "Diario Mo Thon".

Apparently "Mo Thon" is Gaelic for "My Arse".

[Stranded]

I though Mahon was my arse - as in Pogue Mahon "Kiss My Arse"

[Arch]

I though Mahon was my arse - as in Pogue Mahon "Kiss My Arse"

And you in the music business yourself!

[Southbank Old Boy]

I though Mahon was my arse - as in Pogue Mahon "Kiss My Arse"

I think RR's source is an entry on a Irish message board discussing the same subject. Not sure if thats reliable or not.

[Only one Trevor Morley]

If the cork/Reading deal did go through then a precedent would be the Sekou Baradji affair (!) when West Ham signed him and then sent him to us.

I'll never forget hsi one highpoint - the free kick cross that lead to Gunnars last minute winner against Sheff Utd.

Whatever happened to old Sekou?