Town have confirmed the signing of Reading striker Dominic Samuel on loan for the rest of the season.

Southwark-born Samuel, 22, came through the Reading academy and has made eight starts and eight sub appearances for the Royals first team, scoring twice, in addition to loan spells at Colchester, Dagenham and Redbridge, Coventry and Gillingham.

Capped three times by the England U19s, scoring two goals, 6ft 2in tall Samuel netted six goals in 12 starts and one sub appearance for the Sky Blues during the second half of their 2014/15 League One campaign and then seven times in 24 starts and one sub appearance for the Gills between November 2015 and the end of last season, also in League One.

Prior to those spells he had made only two appearances with the U's and one with the Daggers, both without scoring.

Speaking about his plans for Samuel a few days ago, Reading manager Jaap Stam told getreading: "I think several teams are interested in Dom but we need to make a decision about that," said the manager.

"Because if you let somebody go you need to have somebody in as well. We know Dominic's quality, he's got ability which can help us out.

"But he is still a young player and needs to learn a lot, and for him it's very good if he can play week in, week out to develop.”

Samuel will be unable to face his parent club when they visit Portman Road on Saturday.

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notleyblue added 20:05 - Jan 31 I can't contain my excitement.
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cornishblu added 20:06 - Jan 31 2 in 16 ...can't get in reading team mick you're a joke , we,re a joke .....just clear off
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mickeyjb added 20:06 - Jan 31 Who??? Yawn
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marco007 added 20:06 - Jan 31 Excellent, let's use Ipswich to develop Reading's players !!! How far have we fallen as a club?? I mean we have become a feeder for Reading Sir Bobby will be turning in his grave :(
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Skip73 added 20:06 - Jan 31 What a joke! We've been told again and again that we have multiple £1m plus offers in for players and end up with a Reading reserve team striker on loan. The club are a disgrace!
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miltonsnephew added 20:07 - Jan 31 Think mick isn't signing players knowing he doesn't want to be here at the end of the season. What a mess! We need a new manager and Chairman!!! A Russian Billionaire or a Arab Billionaire please.
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NSL added 20:07 - Jan 31 Awful awful signing.
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tractorboybig added 20:08 - Jan 31 More shyte what a joke this club has become
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jas0999 added 20:09 - Jan 31 Pathetic
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mickeyjb added 20:09 - Jan 31 Anyway so that is bests replacement then? With varney being the tall bloke so when do we get murphys?
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bluelady added 20:10 - Jan 31 Can he play second half please? I think maybe if we sneak him on the ref will Pitty us and pretend not to notice we have 11 outfield players?
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BluedanW added 20:11 - Jan 31 Pathetic. You need shooting if you buy a season ticket next season. The people who signed up for 3 year season tickets Musgrave be able to go to trading standards to get their money back.
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cat added 20:11 - Jan 31 Here arrives our marque signing. Lol.
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fergalsharkey added 20:11 - Jan 31 Wow.
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mattwin added 20:11 - Jan 31 What has this club become ?? A laughing stock that's what......This guy can't get in Readings team and that's as good as it gets. Totally lost for words.
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poldark added 20:12 - Jan 31 Get a 2 million bid turned down signs a no hoper on loan excellent dealing McCarthy Out and take Evans with you
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Chondzoresk added 20:12 - Jan 31 And now losing against Derby....can it get any worse?....I have given up.
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alpblue added 20:13 - Jan 31 If this move is with a view to permanent fair enough however, if just a loan why not give OUR YOUNGSTERS a chance can't be any worse than the sh#* I'm watching now!!
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bluearmy78 added 20:13 - Jan 31 So what happened to Watkins, Ward??? 2-0 down already tonight, new Manager needed, Rowett for me!
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Chondzoresk added 20:15 - Jan 31 My granny would be a better Manager....shes been dead for 27 years.
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neilvanlimbeek added 20:15 - Jan 31 Reading get Reece Oxford in as Samuels isn't good enough for them
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marco007 added 20:15 - Jan 31 Totally agree about giving our youngsters a chance Would much rather see Morris given a chance than a Reading player in our colours
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kingy4978 added 20:16 - Jan 31 I'd like cotteriel from Birmingham as he's been made available
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Tractorboy1985 added 20:17 - Jan 31 Marcus Evans hang your head in shame you tax dodging pathetic excuse of a chairman! Worst time in history to be an Ipswich fan!
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kingy4978 added 20:18 - Jan 31 I see why they have let him go as they have got grabben on Liam from Bournemouth
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