Reading favourite Lewis Wing has admitted that the club 'feels like home' despite being in Berkshire for less than a year.

The 29-year-old joined from Wycombe Wanderers last summer and didn't take long to endear himself to supporters, contributing 11 goals and 11 assists in a career-best tally.

To the surprise of very few, the North-East native picked up the Player of the Season gong at the end of the campaign, beating Harvey Knibbs and Tyler Bindon in the second and third spot.

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Speaking to the media after the Royals beat Queen's Park Rangers 1-0 in a friendly on Saturday, Wing said: "I do see it as home. I feel like I’ve been here a lot longer than one season and the fans have been excellent with me. You need to put performances in for the fans to warm to you so luckily, I did that early doors and we have a good relationship now. Hopefully, we can build on it for many more years."

Something else the midfielder isn't taking for granted is his spell with the captain's armband in the absence of club captain Andy Yiadom.

The right-back missed the final few weeks of last season and is not due back until at least the end of September, extending Wing's opportunity to skipper a club for the first time in his career.

"I’ve never done it before in my professional career and it’s an honour to represent this club so it’s a real proud moment for myself and I’m enjoying it."