The squad is pretty much the same (85%) as last season BUT Reading looks set to loose central defender Liam Moore, by far the best player in Reading last season. He will not be involved in the opening fixture against Derby after handing in a transfer request at the end of last week.
Transfers in for Reading this summer:
Sam Baldock, 29-year-old striker from Brighton, not very influential when Brighton earned promotion to Premier League 2016/2017 and even less so last season playing only 30 minutes.
Andy Yiadom, 26-year-old defender from Barnsley, enjoyed a decent season in spite of Barnsley being relegated to League One.
John O'Shea, 37 year-old defender from Sunderland, enjoyed a decent season in spite of Sunderland being relegated to League One.
David Meyler, 29 year-old defender/midfielder from Hull, performing below pair and playing second fiddle the last couple of seasons.
Marc McNulty, 25-year-old striker from Coventry, did score 23 goals in League Two last season but has never played higher than League One.
I can't really see any of the new defenders replacing Moore. Hull and Sunderland together with Burton had the most leaky defenses in Championship last season allowing less than 8 shots per goal conceded, Barnsley not doing that much better allowing less than 9 shots per goal conceded. [Experimental 361]
Strikers Baldock and McNulty may be strikers of som quality but Readings biggest problem alongside the leaky defense is the lack of chances created, not the lack of clinical strikers.
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