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Bayern Munich are closing in on a deal for Reading’s young defender Omar Richards.
The 22-year-old left-back is out of contract for the summer and can now speak to clubs outside the UK.
England Under-21 international Richards has played a key role in Reading’s rise to fifth place in the Championship, just three points behind an automatic promotion spot.
It looks like Bayern are going to lose their stalwart defender David Alaba in the summer, and Richards is likely to be a substitute for Alphonso Davies on the left back.
Privately, Reading feels that the strict financial regulations they have been forced to follow to comply with the EFL’s profitability and sustainability rules have made it impossible for them to offer Richards the kind of deal that would keep him at Madejski Stadium.
A senior Reading official told Sky Sports News that they believed Richards would be worth more than £ 15 million to the club if they could keep him.
However, it now appears that he will join the European champions in a free transfer in the summer when his current four-year contract runs out.
Richards made his first-team debut with Reading in 2016 and has made 84 appearances for the club.
Source: m.allfootballapp.com
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