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Reading land Southampton stiker Billy Sharp on loan
SOUTHAMPTON striker Billy Sharp has joined Reading on an emergency loan.
Both clubs announced the news on their official Twitter feeds.
Sharp moves to Reading having been left out of Southampton's first team squad for the 2013/14 season.
Sharp joined the Saints in Januray 2012 and helped seal promotion to the top flight, but increased competition for places a St Mary's saw him loaned out to Nottingham Forest at the start of last term.
The 27-year-old scored 11 times in 40 appearances for Forest but the arrival of Daniel Osvaldo saw Sharp fall even further down the pecking order.
Sharp now links up with former Saints boss Nigel Adkins ahead of the Royals match against Birmingham City, fresh from their 3-1 Capital One Cup upset over Swansea, on Saturday.