Richardson confirms Bennett interest

HAVING previously raided Turner’s Cross for Kevin Doyle and Shane Long, Reading manager Steve Coppell has now set his sights on Alan Bennett.

Cork City boss Damien Richardson has confirmed that the club has received an approach for the defender from the Premiership side but says he is reluctant to lose a key member of his title-winning team of 2006.

Says Richardson: “There has been an inquiry from Reading for Alan Bennett but that is as far as it has gone. Reading made an inquiry through the right channels and we responded.