John O’Shea completes Reading switch

John O’Shea last night spoke of his delight after putting pen to paper on a one-year deal with Championship outfit Reading.

The 37-year-old, who made his 118th and last appearance for Ireland in the 2-1 friendly win over the USA last weekend, is out of contract at Sunderland and will join the Royals on July 1.

“I’m delighted,” O’Shea said. “The last couple of weeks I’ve been chatting to the manager (Paul Clement) and getting a feel for the place. I’m looking forward to getting started now.”