ROYALS STAR ATTRACING INTEREST FROM CHAMPIONSHIP

By ANDY PRESTON apreston@wokingham.today

READING FC star Tom Ince could leave the club this summer due to a shockingly low relegation release clause in his contract.

According to John Cross of the Mirror, Ince is reportedly attracting interest from plenty of clubs due to a £50,000 clause which can be activated after the Royals relegation to League One.

The 31-year-old joined the Royals in January 2022 originally on a loan swap deal from Stoke City as Liam Moore went to the Potters.

Ince was then joined at the club by his father, Paul Ince, who was appointed as firstteam manager in February to replace Veljko Paunovic.

Reading Women v Chelsea

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The Royals defender seemingly had the situation under control but took a heavy touch which played in Reiten who slotted the ball through Moloney’s legs to find the net and to put her side closer to clinching the title.

Chambers made another change with half an hour to play which saw Charlie Wellings take the place of Emma Harries.

Chelsea continued to enjoy the majority of possession but weren’t able to add to the scoreline as

Amalie Eikeland got in the way of a Kerr volley from a corner.

A double switch with 15 minutes to go saw Tia Primmer and Sanne Troelsgaard replace Jade Moore and Brooke Hendrix.

With just two minutes left, the Blues added a third to flex their superiority when Kerr’s initial shot hit the post but she responded quickly to convert the rebound.

The full-time whistle sounded which confirmed Reading’s relegation to the Championship.

Tom Ince then joined on a permanent basis last summer on a three-year contract and enjoyed a strong personal campaign despite Reading’s 22nd place finish.

His dad was sacked as manager with five games to go as Tom Ince missed the crucial concussion to the season as Reading were condemned to the drop and will now play in the third tier of English football for the first time since 2001/02.

The midfielder played a pivotal role in helping Reading to a fantastic first half of the season and was named as the club’s player of the season, scoring nine goals and claiming four assists.

Reading are yet to appoint Paul Ince’s full-time replacement after Noel Hunt took interim charge until the end of the 2022/23 and are currently in the process of looking for a new manage to rebuild in League One.

After two consecutive years of being under a transfer embargo, restrictions are set to be eased on the club for the coming summer transfer window as they look to plot a return to the Championship.