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Reading apparently turned down the chance to sign the former Sheffield Wednesday centre-back despite suffering a depth crisis in the position over the past few weeks.
However that hasn't stopped Championship rivals and Saturday's opponents Charlton from taking a short-term punt on the defender, penning him to a short-term deal.
With Anton Ferdinand returning to fitness it doesn't make a whole lot of sense to have another out of fitness centre-back on the books but what are the odds he scores this weekend?