Reading FC Announce Squad For Dutch Pre Season Tour

Reading FC have unveiled who’ll be taking part in the pre-season tour of Holland.

Injured stars Callum Harriott, Yann Kermorgant, Garath McCleary, Joseph Mendes and Tennai Watson all miss out through injury.

While Dominic Samuel and Ali Al-Habsi miss out on the tour as they have both been given permission to hold talks with other clubs about a move away from the club.

And with only Pelle Clement joining The Royals so far this summer, it’s a very young side Jaap Stam is taking with him to his home country.

In alphabetical order, the squad is:

• Josh Barrett
• Roy Beerens
• Tyler Blackett
• Pelle Clement
• Jake Cooper
• Liam Driscoll
• Ryan East
• George Evans
• Tyler Frost
• Chris Gunter
• Tiago Ilori
• Anssi Jaakkola
• Liam Kelly
• George Legg
• Danny Loader
• Paul McShane
• Liam Moore
• Jordan Obita
• Adrian Popa
• Stephen Quinn
• Omar Richards
• Andy Rinomhota
• Sam Smith
• John Swift
• Joey van den Berg
• Lewis Ward

Observations

The squad is extremely light in striking options, with both Mendes and Kermorgant missing out, and Samuel on the verge of departure.

With Ali Al-Habsi almost gone as well, the onus is on the likes of Jaakkola and Legg to make a big impression on Stam and his coaching team, and become the new first choice for The Royals.

Otherwise, the youngsters have a chance to make their mark and become this season’s Liam Kelly (breakthrough star).

The squad will play two pre-season double headers against foreign opponents during their ten day trip.

Find out more about the pre-season tour on the official Reading FC site.