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Reading extends Dillon Powers’ trial another week

photo by Ron Chenoy/USA Today Sports
photo by Ron Chenoy/USA Today Sports

Dillon Powers’ future with the Colorado Rapids remains up in the air, as Reading remains interested.

Reading has prolonged Powers’ trial from two weeks to three in an effort to better gauge whether the midfielder is someone worth signing. Powers is an attractive option because he has an Italian passport that does not require him to obtain a work permit to make a move to the English Championship club, but the Royals want to get a closer look before deciding if they should sign him during the upcoming transfer window.

“Dillon has come over from the MLS and is working with us. He will stay with us for another week,” Reading manager Steve Clarke told GetReading.co.uk. “The MLS is out of season as his team didn’t qualify for the playoffs, so he’s working with the rest of the group and I know he’s enjoying it. But it will be a decision for January. It can’t be done until then so we’ll continue to look at Dillon in training. So far he’s done well.”

The 24-year-old midfielder is coming off a season with the Rapids in which he appeared in 32 games and started 25 of them. He scored three goals and had six assists.

“I would say his strengths are more attacking than defensive, but he’s got the capability to get around the pitch well,” said Clarke. “He’s a talented midfielder.”

What do you think of Reading keeping Powers on trial for another week? Is he all but leaving the Rapids this winter, in your opinion? How would he fare in the English Championship?

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  1. Good luck to him. I generally think MLS is on par with the Championship but not a dreadful club like Colorado. Would be a nice step up for Powers and won’t likely also help his bank account.

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    • I am all for Dillon and any other professional player getting more money while the getting is good. However, as much as I follow the MLS and rate it, it is not on par with the Championship. I watch the Championship every week on BeIN as well as MLS. The Championship is much better in terms of (1) roster depth, and (2) top end quality. Although, it is difficult to compare different leagues due to styles and depth unless they play each other, I would still put MLS somewhere between League 1 and lower to mid-tier Championship in terms of starting 11 only.

      Do you really think Tim Ream at mid-table Fulham thinks he level of play is equal to mid-table MLS? It’s hard, but in my opinion there is a clear difference.

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      • To be fair the only reason for the roster depth difference is the money and structure of the league. But I tend to agree there would not be many MLS teams that would be promoted to the EPL on an average year.

  2. Good for Powers. Would have thought that with a name like Powers he would have an Irish passport,..not Italian,…not that it matters. That said, I don’t understand why the Rapids/MLS would make an effort to keep this guy. It’s not like he is on a trial with an EPL club.

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