Reading are reportedly keen on forward Teemu Pukki.
According to the Daily Mail, Reading are lining up a move to sign Brondby striker Teemu Pukki on a free transfer – almost three years since he was offloaded by Celtic.
The Royals are in desperate need of goalscorers this summer, as they managed just 48 goals in 46 Championship games last season; only three teams found the net fewer times than Paul Clement’s men.
Clement does have Yann Kermorgant and Jon Dadi Bodvarsson at his disposal, but now it seems that he will be signing another striker, with two options presented in a new report.
The Daily Mail claim that Reading may pursue a deal for Brondby hitman Teemu Pukki, or even go for Levski Sofia’s Fernando Karanga, with Clement eyeing up different options.
Pukki, 28, is a free agent this summer with his Brondby contract expiring in a matter of days, and his goalscoring record since heading to Denmark in 2015 has been hugely impressive.
The Finland international has hit 48 goals in 109 games for Brondby, including 25 goals in all competitions last season, and Celtic may in fact be left wondering whether they let him go too early as he potentially heads to England.
Celtic swooped to sign Pukki from Schalke in 2013, and actually had a decent record of nine goals in 37 games for the Bhoys before being offloaded to Brondby just two years after his arrival in Scotland.
Ronny Deila seemingly wasn’t convinced by Pukki, but his goalscoring record since leaving Celtic has been exceptional, and he may now have a chance to show Celtic that they were too rash in letting him leave as he could make a return to Britain this summer.
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