Reading are expected to make several changes this month.
According to a report in the Reading Chronicle, Championship side Reading will look to cancel Josh Sim’s loan move with the player set to return to parent club Southampton.
The report claims newly-appointed Reading manager Jose Gomes is looking to shake things up at the Madejski Stadium this month, and to make funds available he will look to move players out.
Sims joined the Royals on a season-long loan deal and has made 17 Championship appearances this season, grabbing two assists.
The 21-year-old, however, has yet to feature under new manager Gomes and was an unused substitute in the 0-0 draw at Queens Park Rangers before being dropped altogether in the home game against Swansea City.
With Reading currently second from bottom and five points from safety, the Berkshire club must make changes this month and add more quality to their ranks.
Sims isn’t the only Southampton player currently on loan in the Championship, with Harrison Reed joining up with Blackburn Rovers and defender Sam McQueen moving to Middlesbrough until the end of the campaign.
The Saints have a proud history of producing top young talent, and former England U20 international Sims will surely get another chance to impress in the Championship with his Saints contract set to expire in 2020.
The report adds that fellow Reading players David Meyler, Marc McNulty and Tyler Blackett also have uncertain futures at the club, with the latter said to be the subject of interest from Wigan Athletic.
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