Beef Bagel

As my phone buzzed for the first time this morning, I wondered what bill I had not paid, which institution had been ignored, who had wanted a piece of The Bagel. But what better way to start the day than a text from The Dave that read,

‘Have Spurs just signed a Brazilian left winger?’

It’s hard to tell which part of this question is the best bit. Brazilian? Left winger? Let’s not over analyse here. It’s both and what’s more it’s the fact that we signed him at the expense of angry Paul Jewell’s Wigwam and our firmest of friends, the silent Arsene Wenger. It’s not like there were bids flying in for Leonardo Vitor Santiago, for that is his name but there were quite a few scouts seen at the Rat Verlegh Stadion (now there’s an attractive sounding place) over the last few months.

Leonardo, nicknamed Leo (imaginative eh?) is about 5′8″ and fairly meaty, carrying 72kg on his frame. He’s 23, he’s left sided and he’s Rio born and bred. Here’s his head…

…complete with trade mark Brazilian smile, the only difference being that his teeth do not look like they’ve been worked on by the same blind dentist that seems to have a monopoly out there but then it’s only a small photo and besides he hasn’t been marked by Ben Thatcher yet.

Ignore his Feyenord colours because although he’d been with them for 5 years, he’s been at NAC Breda since 2005. Strangely, his contract is up next year so we’ll be snatching him up in January for the nominal fee of around £750,000, mere fluff covered pocket change that falls out of Mr. Levy’s trousers as he goes to put them in his Zanussi 3000. For those undomesticated, that’s not a car.

So, is he any good. Well, he can run a little and make a decent pass…

…not too tricky.

He can score and injure himself at the same time…

…let’s hope he wont be showing us that little trick.

But he can do this and watch the replay carefully…

…that looks fun.

All in all he seems like a good enough catch. Let’s see if he works out.

At the copa, copacabagel.

The Bagel.

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