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CONFIRMED: Reading sign ex-Real Madrid midfielder Royston Drenthe on two-year deal
READING have agreed a deal for former Real Madrid midfielder Royston Drenthe on a two-year deal.
The 26-year-old Dutch international's contract has signed an initial two-year deal with the option of it being increased to a third.
The Royals are looking to bounce straight back up to the Premier League, and Drenthe's previous top-flight experience at Everton could be invaluable.
Although Drenthe's preferred position is left wing, he can also operate as well as a left back.
His career has also taken in spells at Feyenoord and Spanish second-division outfit Hercules.