Reading have taken Republic of Ireland youngster John Ryan on trial.
The 19-year-old appeared for the side in a 2-0 defeat to QPR behind-closed-doors.
A left-back by trade, the teenager had played in his native League of Ireland until last year with Shamrock Rovers and UCDย before a surprise move to Serie A outfit Sassuolo.
John Ryan starts for Reading on trial.
โ Talk Reading (@TalkReading) July 25, 2023
Could be 19-year-old Irish left-back who played for Sassuolo last season ๐ฎ๐ช #readingfc pic.twitter.com/XkfIDLVPjN
Never making a first-team appearance, the Under-19 international made 23 youth appearances for theย Neroverdi.
Looking predominantly at free agents and loan deals, the Royals started three trialists against Gareth Ainsworth's R's- with another handful around the camp.
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โ Reading FC (@ReadingFC) July 25, 2023
Our XI and subs for this afternoon's PSF as we take on @QPR at Bearwood Park.
Kicking off at 1pm... watch live on RoyalsTV here: https://t.co/9rzRYV6IkU pic.twitter.com/3XiaT4SpJi
Only Nesta Guinness-Walker stands directly in his path as the senior left-back, with Baba Rahman's loan spell ending over the summer.
It remains to be seen whether he is trialing with a view to impact the first team or Noel Hunt's Under-23 outfit.
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