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Royals chase Bikey deal

20 Apr 2007 - 11:52:09

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Reading are keen to tie up a permanent deal for on-loan defender Andre Bikey, who has impressed with the Royals this season.

The 22-year-old Cameroon international has scored once in 20 appearances since his arrival from Lokomotiv Moscow and has done enough to earn a long-term stay in the Premiership.

Director of football, Nicky Hammond, told the Reading Evening Post: "We are looking at the option of getting Andre permanently.

"We're trying to move discussions forward with Lokomotiv and complete a deal by the end of this week. I don't see any problems.

"There is definitely potential there. Like the manager says, at times he looks magnificent and at the same time he still looks like he's got his L-plates on.

"The important thing is he is learning and improving and hopefully we can get him to become an even better player."