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PORTUGAL’S big three clubs made a massive mistake not signing Ryan Gauld, according to the manager who brought him to Vancouver Whitecaps.
The former Dundee United starlet has been a huge success since moving from Portuguese strugglers Farense in the summer to the MLS.
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He was signed by former Vancouver boss Marc dos Santos, who was fired from the Canadian club only a month after Gauld arrived.
And he reckons Gauld’s former club Sporting Lisbon, Benfica and Porto made a major error not moving for the 25-year-old, after his impressive form at Whitecaps.
He said: “Ryan Gauld was a player who I followed for a long time and when I learned of his situation and was alerted by his manager, there was no hesitation.
“We knew that he was a player who, with the characteristics he has, would adapt very quickly to MLS.
“I was unlucky enough to leave the club when he arrived. He was a player I worked hard to sign. I believed in him a lot.
“But I’m really happy that because he came in right away with a strong impact who has helped a lot. He is very responsible for what the team is doing today.
“The last time I spoke to him he told me he was determined to be a top player in the MLS.
“He wasn’t thinking, ‘oh, I want to do a little here so I can go somewhere else’.
“He is very happy there and when he went it was with the goal of making a career and having a strong name in the league.
“I don’t know what Sporting, Porto and Benfica were thinking and whether they tried to sign him. I can’t speak for these clubs.
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“But I think he has the technical quality for those clubs for sure.
“He’s a player with very high ability, a good final ball, a fantastic set-piece taker. We will have to see if they return for him.”
Meanwhile, Dundee United were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw with Ross County yesterday after the Staggies scored a late equaliser.
It means Tam Courts’ men missed out on the chance to leapfrog Celtic in the table – for last night, at least.
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