Reading were extremely busy in the transfer market yesterday with three new players arriving at the Madejski Stadium as the deadline approaches.

One of the new boys was keeper Rafael, who joined the Royals on a three-year deal after leaving Serie A outfit Sampdoria.

Having also played for Napoli, Santos and even three times for the Brazilian national team, it's fair to say the 29-year-old is considered a real coup for the club.

As well as that, it's an area that boss Jose Gomes needed to strengthen, with teenage loanee Joao Virginia in goal for the 3-1 defeat at home to Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday.

Therefore, it's no surprise to see this deal went down extremely well with the Reading fans, who are very pleased with how active the club have been in the past 24 hours - and there could still be more to come.

Here's some of the reaction from Twitter to the deal for Rafael...