A few years ago, Reinildo discovered the intensity of the five major European championships by joining LOSC. It can now be found on the shelves of FC Barcelona.
A year ago, in December 2023, Reinildo (30 years old) made his return to competition after suffering a cruciate ligament rupture around ten months earlier. During this period, he missed 33 Atlético de Madrid matches and took advantage of the year 2024 to gradually resume the rhythm. This is how he appeared 19 times (827 minutes) during the 2023-2024 season. However, his situation has not changed since then and he still remains today (18 appearances, 957 minutes) in this replacement role with the Colchoneros.
The Mozambican international, who played for LOSC from 2019 to 2022, has therefore lost his starting status in the mind of Diego Simeone and finds himself, six months from the end of his contract, in a certain uncertainty. His contractual situation, as much as his great versatility, would nevertheless attract the interest of many clubs, like FC Barcelona. In financial difficulty, the Blaugranas would turn more towards the free player market to bring new possibilities to Hansi Flick and the name of Reinildo would have, according to information from
Sports Worldbeen checked. Whatever happens, the next few months are likely to be hectic for him.
The story would be beautiful for the native of Beira, in Mozambique, who left very good memories on the Lille side. Arriving discreetly in the North in January 2019 and initially called upon to play the role of understudy at the left-back position, he finally made his mark there by playing 87 matches in all competitions. It was at LOSC that Reinildo discovered Europe: the Champions League (in 2019-2020 and 2021-2022) then the Europa League (in 2020-2021).
